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From the Voices Blog

What families need to know about Rhino-Tranq

From “Tranq-Dope” to “Rhino-Tranq”: A New Threat in the Illicit Fentanyl Supply For the past several years, many people have heard the term “tranq-dope,” referring to illicit drugs containing fentanyl mixed with xylazine, a veterinary sedative that has become increasingly common in the illicit drug supply. Now, another veterinary sedative is emerging. It is called medetomidine, and toxicologists are increasingly finding it mixed with illicit fentanyl and other drugs. Some

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What families need to know about Rhino-Tranq

From “Tranq-Dope” to “Rhino-Tranq”: A New Threat in the Illicit Fentanyl Supply For the past several years, many people have heard the term “tranq-dope,” referring to illicit drugs containing fentanyl mixed with xylazine, a veterinary sedative that has become increasingly common in the illicit drug supply. Now, another veterinary sedative is emerging. It is called medetomidine, and toxicologists are increasingly finding it mixed with illicit

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Stories That Stay With Us

Jarrod Barber

“… more and more parents were contacting me about that doctor. I started collecting empty pill bottles and scripts from parents and worked with the DEA to arrest her.”

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BRADLEY STOKESBURY

I’m Hailee Rouch, and this is a part of my brother Bradley’s story. We’re from Dayton, Ohio. My brother, Bradley Stokesbury, passed away in March

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Chase Jones

I asked Chase why he got God’s Chosen tattooed above his cross and he said, “Because God has chosen me. I am going to reach out and help others with addiction because I have walked in their shoes.” I pray Chase continues to touch other people’s lives through his story.

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