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A dart gun is an air rifle that fires a dart. [1] The dart is tipped with a hypodermic needle and filled with a sedative, [2] vaccine [3] or antibiotic. [4] A dart gun containing a sedative is called a tranquillizer gun (also spelled tranquilizer gun, tranquilliser gun or tranquiliser gun), derived from the word "tranquil", which means "calm".
It is typically administered in this context by tranquilizer dart. [1] Carfentanil has also been used in humans to image opioid receptors. [1] It has additionally been used as a recreational drug, typically by injection, insufflation, or inhalation. [1] Deaths have been reported in association with carfentanil. [1] [2]
Because these two functions frequently overlap, and because drugs in this class generally produce dose-dependent effects (ranging from anxiolysis to loss of consciousness) they are often referred to collectively as sedative-hypnotic drugs. [4] Sedatives can be used to produce an overly calming effect (alcohol being the most common sedating drug).
Xylazine is a structural analog of clonidine and an α 2-adrenergic receptor agonist, [1] sold under many trade names worldwide, most notably the Bayer brand name Rompun, [2] as well as Anased, Sedazine and Chanazine.
Incapacitating agent is a chemical or biological agent which renders a person unable to harm themselves or others, regardless of consciousness. [1]Lethal agents are primarily intended to kill, but incapacitating agents can also kill if administered in a potent enough dose, or in certain scenarios.
An Ohio woman was sentenced to 40 years in prison this week for injecting her estranged husband with an animal tranquilizer — and then burying his body — in an attack that was partly captured ...
Tranquilizer darts are related to the darts for blowguns, but include a hypodermic needle and a hollow reservoir resembling a syringe, which is generally filled with sedatives or other drugs. These are launched from a dart gun using compressed gas, a tuft of fibers at the back of the missile serving as both fletching and wadding .
Typical antipsychotics (also known as major tranquilizers, and first generation antipsychotics) are a class of antipsychotic drugs first developed in the 1950s and used to treat psychosis (in particular, schizophrenia). Typical antipsychotics may also be used for the treatment of acute mania, agitation, and other conditions.