(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Rachel McFadden, University of Pennsylvania (THE CONVERSATION) Warning: This article ...

WASHINGTON — A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis, scrambling longstanding methods for reversing overdoses and treating ...

Volunteer registered nurse Jennifer D'Angelo treats Patrick C.'s skin wounds in a screened-off section of the Savage Sisters' community outreach storefront in the Kensington neighborhood of ...

The powerful sedative is at the center of overdose deaths. Xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer known on the street as "tranq," is a cheap and powerful sedative that's infiltrating the nation's drug ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Xylazine or “tranq” wounds – characterized by deep pockets of dead tissue – have ...