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. 2023 Jul 3;6(7):e2324001.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.24001.

Xylazine-Involved Fatal and Nonfatal Drug Overdoses in Tennessee From 2019 to 2022

Jessica Korona-Bailey  1 , Edward Onyango  1 , Kristi Frances Hall  1 , Joshua Jayasundara  1 , Sutapa Mukhopadhyay  1
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Xylazine-Involved Fatal and Nonfatal Drug Overdoses in Tennessee From 2019 to 2022

Jessica Korona-Bailey et al. JAMA Netw Open. .
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This cross-sectional study examines the characteristics of overdoses and the potential association between drug seizures and fatal overdoses.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.. Patterns in Fatal Xylazine-Involved Overdoses and Drug Seizures in Tennessee From 2014 to 2022
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