A potent animal tranquilizer increasingly reported in illicit drug supplies across the U.S. has made its way to San Francisco.
The San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed that the city in February recorded its first fatal overdose victim with the synthetic drug medetomidine in their system. The victim, a 46-year-old woman, had a mix of several drugs in her system, including fentanyl, medetomidine and benzodiazepines , a class of depressants often used to treat anxiety, insomnia and seizures.
The Department of Public Health called the discovery “concerning” and said that “surveillance in San Francisco is ongoing.”…