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Zeroing in on xylazine - a mixed methods study to explore correlates of reported xylazine use and educational gaps among people who use drugs [PDF]
Harm Reduction JournalBackground Xylazine prevalence has surged in the unregulated fentanyl supply across the United States. In efforts to inform education initiatives for people who use drugs, this study aimed to identify factors associated with reported xylazine use and ...
Katherine Hill +4 more
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Xylazine in Ohio: Insights from individuals with criminal legal system involvement and a history of illicit stimulant use [PDF]
Drug and Alcohol Dependence ReportsBackground: Xylazine, a non-opioid sedative not approved for human use, poses serious health risks. It is primarily found in illicitly manufactured fentanyl, but xylazine-fentanyl combinations also appear as illicit stimulant adulterants.
Bridget Duffy +4 more
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Crack/cocaine use to manage xylazine exposure in fentanyl in Connecticut: findings from a convergent mixed methods study [PDF]
Harm Reduction JournalBackground In the context of the fourth wave of the opioid overdose crisis, defined by fentanyl and stimulant co-use, we aimed to explore if there might be a relationship between exposure to xylazine in the fentanyl supply and patterns of crack/cocaine ...
Katherine Hill +10 more
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Within- and Between-Subject Analyses of the Effects of Chronic Xylazine on Negative Phototaxis in Two Planarian Species [PDF]
BiomoleculesXylazine, an adulterant found frequently in illicit fentanyl, has been implicated in causing several adverse effects in human recreational users, including skin lesions and complications in the treatment of opiate overdose.
Tom Byrne
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Xylazine – from a veterinary medicine to a deadly drug of abuse [PDF]
Farmacja Polska, 2023 Xylazine, a potent α2-adrenergic receptor agonist, is used exclusively in veterinary medicine for its sedative, analgesic and muscle-relaxant effects. The drug is used in dogs, cats, rabbits, horses, cattle, sheep, goats, cervids, birds and laboratory ...
Jolanta Barbara Zawilska
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Toxics, 2023 Xylazine abuse is emerging globally, while the identification of xylazine lethal cases poses a great challenge in clinical and forensic practice. The non-specific symptoms delay the diagnosis and treatment of xylazine poisoning, the pathological changes ...
Tingting Mai, Youyou Zhang, Shuquan Zhao
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Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2022 Background: Xylazine is an animal tranquilizer increasingly detected in those who have died of an opioid overdose in Philadelphia, PA and elsewhere. Despite an increasing presence of xylazine in the local fentanyl/heroin drug market and its association ...
Megan K. Reed +5 more
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Animals, 2021 Medetomidine partial intravenous anaesthesia (PIVA) has not been compared to xylazine PIVA regarding quality of recovery. This clinical retrospective study compared recoveries following isoflurane anaesthesia balanced with medetomidine or xylazine.
Isabel Kälin +4 more
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Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2023 Background: We aimed to report the preliminary xylazine prevalence among people who inject drugs (PWID) treated at a student-run free clinic in Miami, FL, USA and to identify characteristics associated with screening positive for xylazine.
Maia H. Hauschild +9 more
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Xylazine addiction turning humans to zombies: Fact or myth?
Health Sciences Review, 2023 Xylazine is a strong α-2 adrenergic agonist medication that was initially developed for use in veterinary medicine as an analgesic and sedative for animals.
Rabin Debnath, Pooja A Chawla
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