SAN FRANCISCO - A deadly sedative known by the street name "tranq" has been detected in at least four fatal overdose victims in San Francisco – raising concerns that the city's already catastrophic ...

Developed using molecular-level techniques, the "designer" sedative drug remimazolam provides a promising new alternative for sedation in patients undergoing colonoscopy, reports a study. Developed ...

The prevalence of diagnosed disorders from recurrent use of sedative, hypnotic and antianxiety medications in adolescents and young adults has increased sharply since 2001, according to Rutgers Health ...

Certain drugs used for lethal injection in the U.S. are in short supply, which is causing states to scramble to find new, often untested drugs to kill death row inmates. For the first time, the ...

All living organisms on Earth are exposed to a 24-hour day-night cycle. This cycle is the reason why people rest during the darkness of night and are active during the light of day. Consequently, all ...

The animal sedative medetomidine is increasingly showing up in the U.S. illegal drug supply, according to three reports released Thursday. On Thursday, the CDC published three reports about recent ...

A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis, scrambling longstanding methods for reversing overdoses and treating addiction. Xylazine ...

Telemundo reporter Adan Manzano, 27, was found dead in his hotel room in New Orleans during Super Bowl week. A preliminary toxicology report found a sedative in his system, police testified in court.

SAN DIEGO — Los Angeles County health officials issued a public alert Wednesday, warning of increased overdose risks associated with the animal sedative xylazine, which has been detected in illicit ...

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The powerful sedative Bill Cosby admits he gave a woman before sex is famously linked with the 1970s and 1980s party scenes. Quaaludes were originally introduced in 1965 as a non-addictive alternative ...