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. 2021 Sep 17;70(37):1303-1304.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7037a5.

Notes from the Field: Xylazine, a Veterinary Tranquilizer, Identified as an Emerging Novel Substance in Drug Overdose Deaths - Connecticut, 2019-2020

Shobha Thangada, Heather A Clinton, Sarah Ali, Jacqueline Nunez, James R Gill, Robert F Lawlor, Susan B Logan

Notes from the Field: Xylazine, a Veterinary Tranquilizer, Identified as an Emerging Novel Substance in Drug Overdose Deaths - Connecticut, 2019-2020

Shobha Thangada et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
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