"Designer Xanax" Banned in Kentucky
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Gov. Beshear moves to designate Bromazolam as a Schedule I drug.
"Designer Xanax" is now banned in Kentucky. Governor Andy Beshear announced the emergency designation Monday.
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"Designer Xanax" Banned in Kentucky
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"Designer Xanax" is now banned in Kentucky. Governor Andy Beshear announced the emergency designation Monday.
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Governor Andy Beshear announced the emergency designation yesterday from asylum is now a schedule one controlled substance in Kentucky.
That means it can't be sold in the state, and law enforcement can make arrests for selling or possessing the drug.
The governor's action follows a request by Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman.
He said people are using the drug to treat a variety of disorders, but added it can be deadly when combined with opioids and other depressants.
The governor's office says Mazloum has been linked to a growing number of fatal overdoses in Kentucky and across the nation.
Kentucky is now the sixth state to reclassify the drug.
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