When agitated dementia patients wander or shout through the night, families and caregivers understandably feel the need to ...

Medetomidine, a powerful animal tranquilizer is making its way into the drug opioid crisis. Medetomidine is a veterinary sedative not approved for human consumption but there are reports of outbreaks ...

Health officials say there’s been an increase in medetomidine — a powerful sedative used by veterinarians — showing up in unregulated drugs. When mixed with opiates like fentanyl, it can be deadly.

A recent review of the literature found ample evidence that some sedative hypnotic drugs can cause vivid sexual hallucinations. The analysis discovered that sexual fantasies are most often associated ...