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A Brick to a Bundle: Does Xylazine Paradoxically Contribute to Treatment-seeking and Reduced Fentanyl Use?

2025-04-16 addiction medicine Title + abstract only
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BackgroundXylazine is a veterinary tranquilizer found in the unregulated drug supply in the United States. It appears alone or as an adulterant in fentanyl ("tranq dope"). Xylazines symptomatology is well described and includes skin and soft tissue damage, bradycardia, and loss of consciousness. However, little is known about whether and how substance use behaviors have changed as xylazines presence in street drugs has grown. MethodsWe conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews with people w...

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