Login / Signup

Effects of xylazine on naloxone-precipitated fentanyl withdrawal in male and female rats.

Hannah N CarlsonAnthony G SperaMark A Smith
Published in: Drug and alcohol dependence (2024)
Chronic co-exposure to fentanyl and xylazine produces an opioid-like somatic withdrawal syndrome at doses that are not apparent with either drug alone. These results corroborate clinical reports that xylazine worsens fentanyl withdrawal and suggest that novel interventions may be required to treat withdrawal from fentanyl-xylazine combinations in humans.
Keyphrases
  • chronic pain
  • physical activity
  • pain management
  • emergency department
  • gene expression
  • magnetic resonance
  • computed tomography
  • drug induced
  • dna methylation