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The New Stealth Drug on the Street: A Narrative Review of Xylazine as a Street Drug

Xylazine is an alpha-adrenergic receptor agonist approved for use only in animals with a prescription from a veterinarian. It is a powerful sedative that is slowly infiltrating the recreational street drug scene and is often used by polysubstance abusers. Known as “tranq,” it can be fatal, and xylaz...

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Autores principales: Pergolizzi Jr, Joseph, LeQuang, Jo Ann K, Magnusson, Peter, Miller, Thomas L, Breve, Frank, Varrassi, Giustino
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10370501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37503500
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.40983