The Food and Drug Administration announced an action that requires specific labeling, and allows divisions of the FDA to detain a Xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer and painkiller used in large animal surgeries, when it is imported into the U.S.
A naloxone kit from the Chicago Recovery Alliance is pictured in a file photo. The organization is among those working to deal with an influx in xylazine. Tuesday that requires specific labeling, and allows divisions of the FDA to detain a veterinary drug when it is imported into the United States.
Wounds from injecting the drug can lead to amputations if not treated properly. Local harm reduction organizations encounter the drug regularly.
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