The Massachusetts Drug Supply Data Stream (MADDS) issued a warning on Wednesday about a dangerous drug with a heightened risk of overdosing detected in the local supply. Medetomidine, a powerful ...

A batch of illicit drugs that was mixed with fentanyl, a powerful sedative and other substances may have been the cause of a mass overdose in Baltimore, federal scientists told our partners at the ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. The era of “tranq” may be ending. But tranq, as the powerful veterinary tranquilizer xylazine is known in the illicit drug supply, is being ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A new and potent sedative has been found mixed in with the illicit drug supply in Philadelphia. Community outreach workers say it's already gaining a new name. "They're calling ...

Another powerful animal tranquilizer has made its way into street drugs, added to illicit fentanyl and other opioids to prolong a user’s high. The drug, called medetomidine, is linked to a recent ...

Medetomidine, a sedative for animals, is turning up in illegal drugs The drug may make opioid overdoses harder to reverse It caused large overdose clusters in Chicago, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh ...

BALTIMORE, Md. (WBFF) — People who attended a recent Restitution Advisory Board Meeting said that health officials reported they found a powerful animal sedative called medetomidine in some drug ...

The Massachusetts Drug Supply Data Stream has issued an alert about a worsening public health threat: medetomidine, a sedative that’s considered to be stronger and longer-lasting than xylazine.

A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis, scrambling longstanding methods for reversing overdoses and treating addiction. Xylazine ...

More teens and young adults appear to be developing addiction or dependence on drugs that help them sleep, calm down, and manage anxiety. “Teens and young adults come in with stories that are eerily ...

People who attended a recent Restitution Advisory Board Meeting said that health officials reported they found a powerful animal sedative called medetomidine in some drug samples that were collected ...