Research and interventions are needed to provide adequate services on the island, better understand how the use of xylazine affects its users, and to reduce the possibility of increased xylazine use on the state-side.doi:10.1186/1747-597X-6-7Rafael A Torruella...
Meanwhile, tracking the use of xylazine on the state- side markets (without negatively drug-profiling Puerto Rican communities) seems like a pertinent first step, as xylazine is an already known adulterant, albeit only in Puerto Rico has it been used to these alarming levels. Acknowl...
also known under the brand name Narcan, does not reverse the effects of xylazine.The Food and Drug Administration had earlier warned health care professionals aboutxylazine's presence in the illegal drug supply. The FDA alert noted that while xylazine is most often found in combination with fentan...
Many state legislatures are taking action to prevent drug overdose deaths by expanding public access to xylazine and fentanyl test strips. The FDA encourages healthcare professionals and patients to report any adverse event experienced as a result of possible xylazine exposure to its MedWatch adverse...
Amy Werremeyer, the chair of the department of pharmacy practice at North Dakota State University, told CBS News that expecting naloxone to work on xylazine is akin to putting a star-shaped peg in a round hole. "They're going to land and fit into the brain in two completely different spo...
To ensure high quality data, we used rats implanted with a telemetry device to provide continuous, state-of-the-art monitoring of cardiovascular parameters [33]-[36]. Telemetry technology allows group-housing conditions and measurement in freely moving rats, without the need for a stressful restrai...
Public health officials in cities on both sides of the country - fromSan Franciscoto Philadelphia - have warned of overdose deaths linked to xylazine. The veterinary sedative can be found in 90% ofPhiladelphia's dope supply, CBS News Philadelphia reported....