Dangerous sedative found in Mass. drug supply doesn’t respond easily to Narcan, officials say

The Massachusetts Drug Supply Data Stream (MADDS) issued a warning on Wednesday about a dangerous drug with a heightened risk of overdosing detected in the local supply.

Medetomidine, a powerful veterinary sedative not approved for human use, has been found mixed with fentanyl across all counties in the Bay State.

Officials say Central and Western Massachusetts were found to have the highest levels of the veterinary sedative in the drug supply…

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