Gavin Newsom Scrambling To Revamp His Opioid Plan As Another Deadly Drug Washes Over California’s Streets

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom is revamping his plan to combat opioid abuse as the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine, also known as “tranq,” ravages the state.

California approved $30 million to fund its production of naloxone, the anti-overdose drug used in name-brand medications like Narcan, in order to help address the state’s fentanyl epidemic, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. But fentanyl is increasingly being laced with tranq, which can make overdose treatments like naloxone less effective.