New Choking Epidemic Trends in Psychoactive Drugs: The Zombifying Combination of Fentanyl and Xylazine Cause Overdoses and Little Hope in Rehabilitation
Open Access
- 15 March 2024
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by MDPI AG in Psychoactives
- Vol. 3 (1) , 132-136
Abstract
The world of drugs of abuse is a complex clinical and forensic topic since their misuse can lead to devastating consequencesKeywords
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