Health experts raise concerns about new drug that combines fentanyl with animal tranquilizer.
) -Fentanyl overdoses are continuing across the country. Now health officials are concerned about a new drug called Tranq which is an animal tranquilizer mixed with fentanyl. Virginia Guy with the Drug Education Council says it’s already a problem in other parts of the country.
The Drug Enforcement Administration says the most common tranquilizer is xylazine which is a tranquilizer that’s used on large animals like horses. Guy says the drug has been known to lower a person’s respiratory response. The DEA says the xylazine drug mixtures appears to be following the same pattern as fentanyl starting with markets in the northeast before spreading to the south. AltaPointe Health says as of now they haven’t had any Tranq related overdoses in our area. They’ve heard about how serious the problem is elsewhere.
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