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Tranq dope (fentanyl-xylazine combination): A new horizon in opioid withdrawal treatment

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Due in large part to the proliferation of anonymous chemical factories able to produce industrial volumes of inexpensive synthetic opioids without opium or other controlled precursors, fentanyl spilled into the United States, Canada, and Europe, heroin soon fell to market forces [1, 2]. Xylazine withdrawal is controversial.

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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ED Evaluation Transport to the ED from the refugee reception center takes 1 hour. g/dL, thrombocytopenia of 96 10 9 /L, prothrombin time (PT) of 16.1 1 By the end of 2023, 117.3 million people had been forcibly displaced, representing 1 in 69 individuals or 1.5% seconds (normal 30-40 seconds), creatinine of 3.11

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