Deaths from xylazine are on the rise. The White House has a new plan to tackle it
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Deaths from xylazine are on the rise. The White House has a new plan to tackle it

Deepa Shivaram | NPR The White House is marshaling a new plan to try to beef up testing, tracking and treatment for street drugs laced with xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer that has contributed to a surge of overdose deaths across the country. The administration listed xylazine combined with fentanyl as an emerging threat back in…