Xylazine
Coverage of Xylazine in the Nexus archive.
- Woman pleads guilty in Ventura County's first fentanyl murder conviction
A woman has pled guilty to second-degree murder for selling a fentanyl-xylazine mixture that caused a man's death in Simi Valley, marking Ventura County's first fentanyl murder conviction. The district attorney announced the case, involving Charity Faith Wiley, a Reseda resident who sold the drug to the victim.
- ‘Doing nothing was not an option’: NC Senate votes to crack down on hemp
North Carolina Senate approved House Bill 328 to ban most cannabis products with over 0.4 milligrams of THC, prohibiting sales to those under 21 and banning xylazine and synthetic kratom. The bipartisan 43-6 vote follows concerns over rising emergency room visits linked to cannabis use among minors and unsafe hemp derivatives.
- Funding cuts for fentanyl test strips raise concerns: "It doesn't make sense"
Funding cuts for fentanyl test strips have sparked concerns among stakeholders. The strips, which cost about $1 each, are used to detect dangerous contaminants like fentanyl and xylazine in drugs.