A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in ...
17 hours ago · A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in Philadelphia Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative mixed into fentanyl, has sent thousands to hospitals, not …
Deadly new drug sweeping through America that's creating a ...
12 hours ago · A new, deadly drug is spreading through American cities, sparking a crisis not of addiction – but of withdrawal. Medetomidine is a veterinary sedative, and if used by humans, it …
Philadelphia faces a "withdrawal crisis" caused by potent new ...
1 day ago · Additionally, the addictive nature of opioids like fentanyl can result in individuals experiencing life-threatening withdrawal symptoms when attempting to stop using the drug. …
A new, potent street drug is causing severe withdrawal, and ...
Within five years, the severe skin lesions associated with xylazine use had created a new public health crisis: Amputations among people addicted to opioids had doubled in Philadelphia.
Medetomidine is replacing xylazine in Philly street fentanyl ...
Mar 26, 2025 · Philadelphia's street opioid supply—or "dope" market—is constantly changing. As health care workers and researchers who care for people who use drugs in our community, we …
Street drugs are being cut with a potent sedative, but ...
Jun 5, 2025 · An effort to criminalize possession of medetomidine, a powerful veterinary sedative increasingly adulterating the fentanyl being sold on the streets of Philadelphia, is getting …
This drug ravaged US cities. Now it's in the UK - and Gen Z ...
5 days ago · BIG READ This drug ravaged US cities. Now it's in the UK - and Gen Z is most at risk Medetomidine is an animal tranquilliser with more sudden and dangerous withdrawal …