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marmar

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Wed Apr 19, 2023, 06:59 AM Apr 2023

Feds warn against deadly animal tranquilizer in Michigan street drugs


(Detroit Free Press) The Detroit office of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is issuing warnings about xylazine — the powerful and fast-acting non-opioid animal tranquilizer that is infiltrating the illicit drug supply in Michigan and across the nation at an alarming rate, making street drugs deadlier than ever.

Most often mixed with fentanyl, the synthetic opioid responsible for more overdose deaths than any other drug, xylazine ups tremendously the chance for overdose. Fentanyl and xylazine are both central nervous system depressants.

Xylazine turned up in 51 drug samples analyzed by the DEA Detroit between August 2022 and last month, Orville Greene, special agent in charge, said. The samples came from seizures made in Michigan and Ohio. In 2022, 23% of the fentanyl powder and 7% of the fentanyl pills it seized across the nation contained xylazine, the DEA said. ..............(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/04/19/xylazine-animal-tranquilizer-showing-up-in-street-drugs/70108103007/




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Feds warn against deadly animal tranquilizer in Michigan street drugs (Original Post) marmar Apr 2023 OP
So I am hearing from my RWNJ relatives that frequent the fever swamps.... TheRealNorth Apr 2023 #1
Street drugs are powerfully dangerous (n/t) PJMcK Apr 2023 #2

TheRealNorth

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1. So I am hearing from my RWNJ relatives that frequent the fever swamps....
Wed Apr 19, 2023, 07:30 AM
Apr 2023

That the Mexicans are deliberately trying to kill Americans with Fentanyl. So that message is out there.

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