A sedative approved for animals is increasingly being found in illegal drugs, which could lead to overdoses, health officials said in an April 2 alert.
Medetomidine, the veterinary sedative, has been detected in a growing number of areas through drug seizures by law enforcement officers, samples of drug products and paraphernalia, and wastewater testing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy said in the health alert network notice.
