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As new “zombie drug” threat spreads, Colorado lawmaker takes lead on a federal response

Rep. Yadira Caraveo is co-sponsoring a bill to take on deadly threat of animal tranquilizer xylazine

Carrie Hankins, of Jefferson County Public Health, holds a fentanyl test strip at the Lakewood Library in August 2022. A bill spearheaded by Rep. Yadira Caraveo to tackle xylazine, an animal tranquilizer that is often mixed with fentanyl, passed through Congress on Monday and heads to the president's desk for his signature. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Carrie Hankins, of Jefferson County Public Health, holds a fentanyl test strip at the Lakewood Library in August 2022. A bill spearheaded by Rep. Yadira Caraveo to tackle xylazine, an animal tranquilizer that is often mixed with fentanyl, passed through Congress on Monday and heads to the president’s desk for his signature. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 2:  Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo will introduce her first bill in Congress on Thursday — a measure that aims to get ahead of the emerging and lethal threat posed by animal tranquilizer xylazine, a drug that health officials say is increasingly popping up on the streets.
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