Ohio Governor DeWine Issues Executive Order Classifying Xylazine as a Schedule III Controlled Substance - The Ohio Star

Ohio Governor DeWine Issues Executive Order Classifying Xylazine as a Schedule III Controlled Substance - The Ohio Star

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued an executive order on Wednesday that would make Ohio one of the first states in the nation to designate xylazine as a controlled substance drug. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, xylazine, a non-opioid veterinary tranquilizer, is a central nervous system depressant that can cause drowsiness and amnesia and slow breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure to dangerously low levels. The governor’s of…