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The Biden administration thinks that the cocktail is a deadly national threat
The US government on Wednesday said that it is “urgent” to declare xylazine, an animal sedative, as an emerging threat to public health and safety. It said the drug has “moderate to low potential for dependence” and should be on a list of drugs that have moderate or low potential for dependence. “This drug is…
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Advisers to the F.D.A. Conclude are recommended to sell Narcan over the counter
The death toll from fentanyl overdoses in the US is likely due to increased risks to the drugs themselves and not teenagers using them, a study said. “What we’re seeing now is a deliberate effort by drug traffickers to drive addiction amongst kids and young adults,” DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said. She added that the…