FRANKFORT, Ky. (WOWK) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said on Monday that bromazolam, also known as "Designer Xanax," has received an emergency state designation as a Schedule I controlled substance.

As a Schedule I substance, the drug is banned sale in Kentucky, and the move provides law enforcement the ability to make arrests for sales or possession.

A release from Beshear's office said the designation is in response to a growing number of overdose deaths from the drug. Forty-eight overdose deaths were tied to bromazolam in Kentucky in 2024.

“Team Kentucky has made important progress........

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