Bipartisan Coalition of 39 Attorneys General Calls on Congress to Combat Illicit Xylazine

A bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general has called on Congress to approve legislation to combat the abuse of xylazine, a potent veterinary tranquilizer that’s increasingly infiltrating illicit drugs and is easily obtainable online.
The attorneys general (AG) reached out in a May 18 letter to congressional leadership and the chairmen and ranking members of some House and Senate committees to encourage lawmakers to approve the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, introduced in March by Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.). The measure has 31 Democrat and 29 Republican co-sponsors.
The legislation would “prohibit certain uses of xylazine, and for other purposes.”
Xylazine is “a non-opioid veterinary tranquilizer not approved for human use [that] has been linked to an increasing number of overdose deaths nationwide in the evolving drug addiction and overdose crisis.” according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. There have been instances of xylazine mixed with other deadly drugs, including fentanyl….}