“…[3][4][5] Meanwhile, a case report showed that ACP overdose resulted in several effects on the human central nervous system and cardiovascular toxicity, as well as causing conditions including central nervous system depression, respiratory depression, and hypotension, which are similar to other phenothiazines. [6][7][8] According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), acepromazine is only approved for use in animals such as dogs (0.25-0.5 mg per lb of body weight), cats (0.5-1 mg per lb of body weight), and horses (2-4 mg/100 lb of body weight), and the dosage can be given intravenously, intramuscularly or subcutaneously. 9,10 The illicit use of ACP, such as drug-facilitated sexual assaults, has been reported in the literature 2 due to the difficulty in detecting this drug since it is metabolized rapidly and extensively in the body.…”