CONCORD — The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services is warning residents of an increase in the presence of the animal tranquilizer, xylazine, added to opioid street drugs like heroin and fentanyl.

Xylazine-positive overdose deaths doubled in the Northeast between 2020 and 2021. It is a non-opioid sedative used in veterinary medicine and causes sedation, respiratory depression, slow heart rate and muscle relaxation in humans.

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