Opioid overdoses involving xylazine in emergency department patients: a multicenter study

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Authors

Jennifer S. Love · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Michael S. Levine · University of California, Los Angeles

Kim Aldy · American College of Medical Toxicology

Jeffrey Brent · University of Colorado Denver

Alex J. Krotulski · Fredric Rieders Family Foundation

Barry K. Logan · Fredric Rieders Family Foundation

Carmen Vargas‐Torres

Abstract

In this large multicenter cohort, cardiac arrest and coma in emergency department patients with illicit opioid overdose were significantly less severe in those testing positive for xylazine.

Topics & Keywords

Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Anesthesia and Sedative Agents

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Toxicology

Volume 61, Issue 3, pp. 173-180

DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2022.2159427

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