Medetomidine, an animal tranquilizer more potent than xylazine, recently appeared in drug overdoses in several states in combination with the synthetic opioid fentanyl, sparking concern among public ...

Lev’s reporting has explored Americans’ deadly hostility to addiction medications, subpar treatment offered in jails and prisons, shifts in the illicit drug supply and consumption behavior, ...

It’s not the zombie apocalypse—not even close—but most people who view users of the sedative xylazine, which is increasingly mixed with fentanyl in the illicit drug supply, say they resemble zombies, ...

(NewsNation) — Mexican drug cartels trafficking fentanyl into the United States are now sending a more dangerous, supercharged version of the deadly drug across the southern border by lacing it with a ...