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This marks the longest decline in overdose deaths in decades, according to preliminary government data.
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Funding cuts for fentanyl test strips raise concerns: "It doesn't make sense"
Test strips cost about $1 each and can be used to check drugs for dangerous contaminants, including fentanyl and xylazine.
More overdose deaths seen from fentanyl mixed with xylazine
Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer also known as "tranq," was detected in more than 1 in 10 fentanyl deaths across 20 states and D.C.
Florida police say they broke up drug ring selling fentanyl and xylazine
Xylazine, a powerful veterinary sedative, has been increasingly found in the U.S. drug supply.
Overdoses spike as xylazine found in drugs
The Georgia Department of Health reports deadly overdoses involving xylazine have jumped 1120% since 2020, as the White House declares the fentanyl-xylazine combo an "emerging threat." Jericka Duncan reports from Marietta, Georgia.
U.S. sees rise in overdoses involving xylazine
Officials are seeing a rise in cases in which xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, is being mixed with fentanyl. The drug cocktail often leads to deadly results. Jericka Duncan has more.
Pennsylvania classifies xylazine as a controlled substance
Pennsylvania is not the first state to classify xylazine as a controlled substance. Some legislators are pushing for a similar nationwide decision.
Why xylazine, an "emerging threat," doesn't respond to Narcan
There isn't a medication to reverse xylazine, an animal tranquilizer increasingly being found mixed in with fentanyl and other drugs.
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