UK government moves to ban ‘zombie drug’ xylazine, Health News, ET HealthWorld

[Pelican Press 0]

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

*** government moves to ban ‘zombie *****’ xylazine, Health News, ET HealthWorld

data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==

London:The British government announced legislation on Wednesday to ban the so-called “zombie *****” xylazine and 21 other drugs to tackle deaths and ****** down on ********* gangs.

The high-strength animal sedative, also known as “tranq”, often leaves long-term users in an unresponsive state and with non-healing skin lesions.

It has increasingly been used in combination with opioids such as *******, with traces found in cannabis vapes as well, according to the *** Home Office.

Researchers at King’s College London said the ***** was “widespread” in the ***’s illicit ***** market.

Other drugs to be banned will include new variations of nitazenes, highly addictive synthetic opioids that can be hundreds of times stronger than ******* and easily lead to overdoses.

The ***’s Misuse of Drugs Act sets out three separate categories for “controlled drugs”, with Class A drugs deemed the most dangerous and the most harshly punished.

The new legislation would make xylazine a Class C *****. Anyone caught producing or supplying Class C drugs can be given an unlimited fine, jailed for up to 14 years or both.

The Home Office said other countries that have seen a rise in its misuse, including the ******* States, where xylazine-involved overdose deaths rose 30-fold between 2018 and 2021, have not yet taken similar action.

“We have seen what has happened in other countries when the use of these drugs is allowed to grow out of control, and this is why we are among the first countries to take action and protect our communities from these dangerous new drugs,” said policing minister Diana Johnson.

“The changes being introduced this week will also make it easier to ****** down on those suppliers who are trying to circumvent our controls,” she said.

• Published On Sep 4, 2024 at 05:39 PM IST

Join the community of 2M+ industry professionals

Subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights & analysis.

data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==

Download ETHealthworld App

• Get Realtime updates
• Save your favourite articles

data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==

data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==

Scan to download App
data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

#government #moves #ban #zombie #***** #xylazine #Health #News #HealthWorld

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up