Xylazine is a safe and effective sedative for animals, but for humans, it can cause life-threatening reactions like slowed or stopped breathing and serious skin infections. Although this medicine...

Did you know that xylazine is most frequently reported in combinations with two or more substances? While xylazine can be used on its own, it’s more likely to be...

If you have a dog or cat, you’ve most likely brought them to the vet before. Like physicians, veterinarians have access to a wide range of medications to keep...

Have you heard of “tranq” or “tranq dope”? These terms refer to xylazine and illicit opioids (e.g., fentanyl, heroin) mixed together. The end result is a powerful tranquilizer that...

Xylazine is a non-opioid sedative that has been on the radar due to its presence in the drug supply. In 2021, the age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths involving xylazine...

The federal government has designated xylazine—a powerful veterinary sedative—as an emerging threat due to its presence in fatal overdoses.  Between 2018 and 2021, xylazine-involved overdose deaths in the U.S....