Report
CCENDU Bulletin: Update on Xylazine in Canada and the United States
Publication date:
2023
Author:
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
This Bulletin updates recent data on xylazine’s presence in the unregulated drug supply from a CCENDU alert in July 2022. It also assesses concerns among community partners and highlights public health-based solutions. CCENDU partnered with the National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS) in the United States and the Public Health Agency of Canada to create the update.