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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.

Following the Addiction Treatment Trail in Boston

WBUR in Boston follows a recovering addict through addiction treatment, and we follow along.