People taking illicit opioids on the streets increasingly showing up to hospital ERs in Pennsylvania sickened by a powerful dog and cat sedative.

Intramuscular (IM) chemical sedation was used in 11.7% of ED visits involving mental health consultations, with higher odds among Black patients and patients arriving via emergency medical services ...

Lev’s reporting has explored Americans’ deadly hostility to addiction medications, subpar treatment offered in jails and prisons, shifts in the illicit drug supply and consumption behavior, ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A new and potent sedative has been found mixed in with the illicit drug supply in Philadelphia. Community outreach workers say it's already gaining a new name. "They're calling ...

A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis, scrambling longstanding methods for reversing overdoses and treating addiction. Xylazine ...

In a quality improvement study, physicians successfully increased the use of oral medication for treating agitation in the emergency department (ED), with time to adequate sedation and safety not ...

The prevalence of diagnosed disorders from recurrent use of sedative, hypnotic and antianxiety medications in adolescents and young adults has increased sharply since 2001, according to Rutgers Health ...