COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Drug Enforcement Agency said xylazine is a growing problem in Ohio and across the country. Xylazine is often mixed with fentanyl, but the drug is an animal tranquilizer.

MORE ABOUT THE DRUG. IN THE BATTLE AGAINST ADDICTION. XYLAZINE ADDS AN EXTRA LAYER TO THE OPIOID CRISIS IN 2023. UNDER THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ACT, THE TRANQUILIZER WAS DECLARED A SCHEDULE THREE ...

Xylazine was found in 24.3% of the fentanyl powder samples in 2022 and 27.3% in 2023. In its newest numbers, the DEA found the substance in a little over one-third of fentanyl powder seized from ...

IT IS ADDED TO FENTANYL, THE FENTANYL POWDER, IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT. THE DEA SAYS XYLAZINE HAS BEEN FOUND IN ABOUT 30% OF THE FENTANYL SEIZED IN THE STATE. WHILE IT’S BEEN DETECTED ...