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Cochise County health officials warn of fentanyl, xylazine adulteration and expand naloxone and reentry services
Summary
Public-health staff described shifts in the local illicit drug supply — fentanyl moving from pills to powder, increased injection, and contamination with veterinary sedatives (xylazine, metomidine) — and outlined naloxone distribution, justice‑linked care navigation and fatality-review efforts to prevent overdoses.
County public-health staff and partners briefed meeting attendees on local drug-supply changes and county prevention efforts.
Presenters said illicit fentanyl in the region has shifted from counterfeit pill forms to powders and that some supplies are contaminated with veterinary sedatives such as xylazine and metomidine; those additives can cause deep soft‑tissue wounds and prolonged sedation and complicate overdose response.…
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