xylazine

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Xylazine is a central nervous system sedative that causes drowsiness, amnesia, slow breathing, decreased heart rate, and decreased blood pressure. 1 It is used by veterinarians to sedate cows, horses, sheep and other animals 2 , and is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for veterinary use only. 3 It is also used as an emetic, especially in cats. 4

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Summary Xylazine itself is a central nervous system sedative that causes drowsiness, amnesia, slow breathing, decreased heart rate, and decreased blood pressure. It is thought that when used in combination with opioids like fentanyl, it can elongate the effects of the high. Xylazine can be snorted, injected or smoked.
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Summary As per the DEA, Xylazine was created in the 1960s and is used by veterinarians to sedate cows, horses, sheep and other animals. Though it is not a controlled substance, it cannot be purchased without a veterinary license in the United States.
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Summary Xylazine is a sedative, muscle relaxant, and analgesic. Veterinarians have used the drug for pharmaceutical purposes in large animals like horses and cattle. Xylazine is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for veterinary use only, but is not considered a federally controlled substance, per the FDA .
Xylazine: What You Need to Know About 'Tranq,' a Dangerous New Drug
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Xylazine, a fast-acting central nervous system depressant that is not approved for human use, is showing up largely in fentanyl, the ultra-potent synthetic opioid that is mixed into heroin and...
Xylazine, the newest killer street drug in Michigan: What you need to know
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Xylazine is a pharmaceutical drug used for sedation, anesthesia, muscle relaxation, and analgesia in animals such as horses, cattle, and other non-human mammals. [1] Veterinarians also use xylazine as an…
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Also known as “tranq,” 5 xylazine is a central nervous system depressant that can cause drowsiness and amnesia and slow breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure to dangerously low levels. …
Xylazine | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
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Xylazine is structurally similar to a class of drugs known as phenothiazines. Xylazine also has chemical properties similar to other drugs like clonidine, levamisole and tizanidine and may have similar…
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A new threat has emerged in the United States' illicit drug supply: an animal tranquilizer called xylazine. The drug is showing up in synthetic opioids, particularly fentanyl, leading to more...
Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, is a new threat in the opioid ...
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