US EditionMedetomidine: New Drug Causing Extreme Withdrawal Crisis Spreads in US
Hospitals in Philadelphia report a surge in severe withdrawal cases linked to medetomidine mixed with fentanyl, straining intensive care units, officials said.
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Medetomidine: New drug causing extreme withdrawal crisis spreads in US
PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, December 16: French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting Marseille to discuss the fight against drugs, one month after the murder of Mehdi Kessaci, the brother of a well-known anti-drug crime activist. Staying on the topic, a deadly new drug is spreading in Philadelphia. Also: polar bears are mutating to adapt to climate change. Finally, French burglars take a coffee break in the middle of their robbery. Plus, The New Yo…
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der Standard DEA Powerful New Drug Is Creating a 'Withdrawal Crisis' in Philadelphia
Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative, mixed into fentanyl has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities.
A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in Philadelphia
(New York Times) – Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative, mixed into fentanyl has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities. A new drug has been saturating the fentanyl supply in Philadelphia and moving to other cities throughout the East and Midwestern United States: medetomidine, a powerful veterinary sedative that causes almost instantaneous blackouts and, if not used…
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