Exposed tendons and bones. Wounds that attract maggots. A foul smell from dead tissue. Even as more potent drugs have hit the streets, the flesh-rotting animal tranquilizer xylazine is still wreaking ...

There’s a new beast on the streets — and it’s nothing to bark at. A powerful animal tranquilizer is increasingly saturating the US drug supply, fueling mass overdose outbreaks in hot spots like ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – A new drug is appearing on the streets of New York, according to an updated health alert from the New York State Department of Health. Medetomidine is increasingly being seen in ...

Officials say drug suppliers are lacing the fentanyl and heroin supply with the animal tranquilizer because it is cheap and easy to get.

An animal tranquilizer prevalent in the eastern U.S. for years has been found in high quantities among drug users in Tijuana, concerning UC San Diego researchers that the illegal anesthetic could soon ...