What Providers Should Know about Xylazine

Published: 02/26/2024

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • Rural Emergency Hospitals,
  • Urgent Care,
  • Behavioral Health - Outpatient,
  • Medical Office,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Behavioral Health - Inpatient,
  • Rural Health Clinics

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) a tranquilizer called xylazine is increasingly being found in the US illegal drug supply and linked to overdose deaths. Xylazine, which is not approved for use in humans, can be life-threatening and is especially dangerous when combined with opioids like fentanyl.

Due to its impact on the opioid crisis, fentanyl mixed (adulterated) with xylazine has been declared an emerging threat by the White House’s Office of National Drug C…

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