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Medetomidine is worsening fentanyl overdoses and withdrawal
Key Takeaways
- A Nature Medicine correspondence warns that medetomidine is increasingly being found in the fentanyl supply.
- Because medetomidine is not an opioid, naloxone does not reverse its sedating effects.
- Clinicians are reporting severe withdrawal cases that can require hospitalization and even life support.
- The issue extends a broader pattern of fentanyl contamination that already includes xylazine.
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DT Editorial Team··via nature.com