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Animal tranquilizer xylazine linked to 171 opioid deaths in Michigan since 2019

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Xylazine is a pharmaceutical drug used for sedation, anesthesia, muscle relaxation, and pain relief in horses, cattle and other animals. It has been in the illicit drug supply since at least 2006 when it was first seen in overdose deaths in Philadelphia. Xylazine has been found in heroine, amphetamine, methamphetamine and other drugs.

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Animal tranquilizer xylazine linked to 171 opioid deaths in Michigan since 2019

A non-opioid animal tranquilizer that’s being laced into drugs to create an extended high has been linked to 171 opioid deaths in Michigan since 2019 – and that number is likely an undercount, experts say.The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reports that from 2019 to 2021, 171 opioid deaths in the state were linked to xylazine.

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