The Latest Breaking News from Rahul Gupta

Xylazine — a sedative used in veterinary medicine — has been frequently mixed with fentanyl in recent years, driving up overdose deaths.

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found U.S. deaths involving xylazine, known on the street as Tranq, had already risen 35-fold by 2021.

A dangerous chemical called xylazine is being mixed into fentanyl across the U.S., but who's doing it and why is a mystery. The government still doesn't identify and track new drug threats.

Cook County saw a 46% increase in overdose deaths tied to the veterinary tranquilizer last year — and a majority of the victims were Black people.

The drug causes breathing and heart rates to slow down, sometimes to deadly levels, and causes skin abscesses and ulcers that can require amputation.

Dr Rahul Gupta says drug has become increasingly common nationwide and is particularly dangerous when mixed with opioid fentanyl

Overdoses of the animal tranquilizer have skyrocketed in recent months in every region of the country, spurring the warning.

The U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy is designating the tranquilizer xylazine when mixed with fentanyl as an emerging threat

The White House says drug deaths linked to a mix of synthetic drugs including fentanyl and xylazine — also known as tranq — are a major public health threat. The drug cocktail is spreading fast.

For two decades — as opioid overdose deaths rose steadily — the federal government limited access to buprenorphine, a medication that addiction experts consider the gold standard for treating patients with opioid use disorder. Study after study shows it helps people continue addiction treatment while reducing the risk of overdose…

Federal restrictions seemed to explain why many doctors weren't prescribing medication for opioid addiction. But some caution that removing those rules isn't enough to overcome hesitancy and stigma.