FDA Takes Action To Restrict Unlawful Import Of Animal Tranquilizer 'Tranq' Or ''Zombie Drug'
FDA Takes Action To Restrict Unlawful Import Of Animal Tranquilizer 'Tranq' Or ''Zombie Drug'
FDA 採取行動限制非法進口動物鎮靜劑「鎮靜劑」或「殭屍藥物」
- The FDA issued an "import alert" about the animal tranquilizer xylazine, also called "tranq," "tranq dope," and "zombie drug."
- The notice allows agents to seize shipments of xylazine and "unapproved finished drug products" containing it without physically examining the shipments.
- The FDA said it will scrutinize incoming xylazine shipments to ensure they are "properly labeled, not adulterated, and for legitimate veterinary use."
- Xylazine, a tranquilizer used on large animals, is not approved for human consumption in the U.S., but so far, tranq dope has reportedly spread to at least 39 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico.
- Xylazine can depress breathing, blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature to critical levels.
- Additionally, people who inject drugs containing xylazine can develop severe skin wounds and patches of dead and rotting tissue that easily become infected.
- These wounds can develop in areas of the body away from the injection site.
- The chemical xylazine has increasingly been found in illicit drugs such as illicitly manufactured fentanyl and other drugs and has increasingly been detected in overdose deaths.
- Xylazine is not an opioid, and it's often mixed with other drugs.
- It has been identified as a contaminant found in combination with opioids such as illicit fentanyl and other illicit products that contain stimulants such as methamphetamine and cocaine.
- Xylazine is typically sold as a liquid when used for veterinary purposes.
- However, according to some reports, several online vendors sell powder forms of xylazine. One China-based seller reportedly said xylazine had become a "hot" product among Americans in 2021.
- An October Drug Enforcement Administration report found that a kilogram of xylazine powder can be bought from Chinese suppliers from $6-$20 per kilogram.
- People who use illicit drugs may not be aware of the presence of xylazine.
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- FDA 發布了有關動物鎮靜劑木拉松的「進口警報」，也稱為「tranq」，「混合劑」和「殭屍藥物」。
- 該通知允許代理商在沒有物理檢查裝運的情況下抓住 XYlazine 和含有它的「未經批准的成品藥品」的出貨量。
- FDA 表示，它將審查傳入的 XYlazine 貨物，以確保它們「正確標記，不是摻假，並用於合法的獸醫使用。」
- Xylazine 是一種用於大型動物的鎮靜劑，在美國尚未獲批准用於人類食用，但到目前為止，Tranq 塗料已蔓延到至少 39 個州，華盛頓特區和波多黎各。
- Xylazine 可以將呼吸，血壓，心率和體溫降低到臨界水平。
- 此外，注射含有 xylazine 藥物的人可能會發展嚴重的皮膚傷口以及容易被感染的死亡和腐爛組織的補丁。
- 這些傷口可以發展在身體的區域遠離注射部位.
- 化學木拉齊越來越多地被發現在非法藥物，如非法製造芬太尼和其他藥物，並越來越多地被發現在過量死亡.
- 木蘭不是阿片類藥物，通常與其他藥物混合。
- 它已被確定為與阿片類藥物組合發現的污染物，如非法芬太尼和其他含有興奮劑，如甲基苯丙胺和可卡因的非法產品.
- 用於獸醫目的時，木拉津通常作為液體出售。
- 然而，根據一些報導，幾個在線供應商出售粉末形式的 xylazine。據報導，一家總部位於中國的賣家表示，木拉齊在 2021 年已成為美國人中的「熱門」產品。
- 10 月毒品管制局的報告發現，一公斤的木蘭鹼粉末可以從中國供應商購買 $6-$20 每公斤.
- 使用非法藥物的人可能不知道木拉齊的存在。
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