A new bill aims to get ahead of the emerging and lethal threat posed by animal tranquilizer xylazine, a drug that health officials say is increasingly popping up on the streets
U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo will introduce
in November, will direct the head of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to focus the agency’s research on illicit drugs that contain xylazine and other emerging substances. NIST has a laboratory in Boulder. “As a doctor, I’ve seen firsthand the horrific impact of the drug crisis on families in our community,” Caraveo said. “Addictive, dangerous substances like opioids have wreaked havoc in Colorado – and we have to begin now to stop xylazine in its tracks.”
Rich Press, a spokesman for NIST, said the agency does not comment on pending legislation. But he said NIST “does have anand at helping public health and law enforcement respond more quickly to newly emerging substances.”
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