“I want to make sure that xylazine is not so available to people that might be drug pushers,” said Senator Sherrod Brown.
Ohio Lawmakers push to put a stop to the deadly drug Xylazine, with the help of 'the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act'The drug intended for animals, according to the Ohio Department of Health, has been linked to hundreds of overdoses in recent years, particularly those involving fentanyl.
“People are more likely to die because of that, the combination of xylazine and fentanyl,” said Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown. Brown said the solution is to take away access to the drug with the help of the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, by making xylazine also known as tranq, not only an illicit substance in the state but all the way to the federal level.Why and how is the deadly mixture of xylazine and fentanyl so popular?In a report by the US Drug Enforcement Administration, it states“I want to make sure that xylazine is not so available to people that might be drug pushers,” said Brown.
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