The first drug-related death associated with xylazine use in the UK and Europe.
Rock, Kirsten L Lawson, Alexander J Duffy, Joanne Mellor, Alice Treble, Ric Copeland, Caroline S
Rock, Kirsten L
Lawson, Alexander J
Duffy, Joanne
Mellor, Alice
Treble, Ric
Copeland, Caroline S
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2023-05-22
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On November 8th, 2022, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement alerting healthcare professionals to the increasing prevalence of xylazine in illicit drug overdoses in the country. Xylazine is a veterinary medicine with sedative, analgesic and muscle relaxant properties that is used as a heroin/fentanyl adulterant on the illicit drug market in North America. Here we report the first drug-related death associated with xylazine in the United Kingdom.
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Rock KL, Lawson AJ, Duffy J, Mellor A, Treble R, Copeland CS. The first drug-related death associated with xylazine use in the UK and Europe. J Forensic Leg Med. 2023 Jul;97:102542. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102542. Epub 2023 May 22. PMID: 37236142.
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