New drug routinely used on animals showing up in illicit drug supply

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CLEVELAND — The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning of another dangerous drug called medetomidine; it's a non-opioid sedative routinely used on animals, but officials say it’s being mixed with things like fentanyl and other drugs.

News 5 has already reported that cocaine and meth are being mixed with Fentanyl. The deadly combinations are killing people. “There were big clusters of people passing away in Chicago and Philadelphia. My understanding of those deaths is that while medetomidine was present, so was fentanyl,” said Gilson.

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