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Elephant Tranquilizer, the Most Powerful Opioid Ever, Is Causing Overdose Deaths

The CDC issues an alert on carfentanil, a synthetic opioid considered to be 100 times more powerful than fentanyl.

Tranq Is a Non-Opiate Sedative That Maims and Kills

A recent symposium on the xylazine crisis focuses on the sedative known as tranq and its disturbing side effects.

America’s Polysubstance Abuse Crisis

The rise of polysubstance abuse, particularly the combination of synthetic opioids and stimulants, is ushering in a dangerous new era in the country’s addiction crisis.