Xylazine
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A sedative and analgesic medication used in veterinary medicine that is not approved for human use. It is increasingly found in the illicit opioid supply, particularly with fentanyl, where it enhances sedative effects but is not reversed by naloxone, complicating overdose response.
Synonyms:
Tranq, tranq dope