{"id":1901772,"date":"2023-03-20T19:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T23:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dea-issues-public-warning-for-dangerous-widespread-fentanyl-mix\/"},"modified":"2023-03-20T19:46:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T23:46:57","slug":"dea-issues-public-warning-for-dangerous-widespread-fentanyl-mix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dea-issues-public-warning-for-dangerous-widespread-fentanyl-mix\/","title":{"rendered":"DEA issues public warning for dangerous widespread fentanyl mix"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdea-issues-public-warning-for-dangerous-widespread-fentanyl-mix%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1901772&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n<div id=\"Brid_79330752\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Trump lawyers move to block Georgia prosecutors from using special grand jury report\"><br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Former President Donald Trump's legal counsel moved to quash the final report from the special purpose grand jury that is recommending indictments involving efforts to subvert the 2020 general election results in Fulton County, Georgia. The Monday court filing seeks to prevent the Fulton County District Attorney's Office from using any information derived from the special grand jury investigation, and it seeks to recuse the district attorney's office from pursuing charges in the case.\"><br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M17S\"><br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-20 16:45:02\"><br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/snapshot\/1266031_th_1679330702.jpg\"><br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/sd\/1266031.mp4\"><br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/div>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/div>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">T<\/span>he <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dea\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Drug Enforcement Administration<\/a> has issued a public safety alert about a dangerous mix of <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drugs-fentanyl\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fentanyl and xylazine<\/a>, a powerful sedative, that is being trafficked in 48 states of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>This dangerous mixture carries the particularly high risk of a fatal overdose, and the use of Narcan, which reverses the effects of an opioid overdose, would be ineffective in the event of an accidental overdose because xylazine is not an opioid.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>\u201cXylazine is making the deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced, fentanyl, even deadlier,&#8221; said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. &#8220;The DEA Laboratory System is reporting that in 2022 approximately 23% of fentanyl powder and 7% of fentanyl pills seized by the DEA contained xylazine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Xylazine is approved by the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fda\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Food and Drug Administration<\/a> for veterinary use, and the DEA has advised the use of Narcan on people suffering from a drug overdose, regardless of the presence of xylazine. US officials have warned healthcare providers about the possibility of a suspected drug overdose containing xylazine in addition to fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that approximately 107,735 Americans died from drug poisoning between August 2021 and August 2022, with 66% of those deaths involving opioids like fentanyl. The Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels in Mexico are primarily responsible for the vast majority of the fentanyl being trafficked in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The DEA issued a public safety alert about fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl in 2021, warning about the lethal nature of the laced drugs. 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