Mostly seen on the East Coast in places like Philadelphia, xylazine was created to be used in veterinary offices as a ...

Increasingly, it’s being used with illicitly manufactured fentanyl, xylazine (another, similar, non-opioid, animal sedative), heroin, and other street drugs in several parts of the U.S. 1 Because it’s ...

Xylazine, also known as "tranq," is a non-opioid sedative used as an animal tranquilizer. In short—it's not for humans. But that hasn't stopped some drug users, who experience slowed breathing and ...