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Vet medication known on the street as ‘tranq’ leads to more overdose deaths in Yukon | Globalnews.ca

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The Yukon government is investigating six suspected toxic drug deaths between Sept. 23 and Oct. 4 .

Four of the deaths are confirmed as related to toxic drugs, bringing the total number of drug overdoses in the territory to 12 .

Health Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee says a key concern is the increasing presence of xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer that has been detected in significant quantities in the deaths.

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