Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has taken emergency action to ban the sale of a synthetic drug known as “designer Xanax” in his state.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear took emergency action Monday to ban the sale of "designer Xanax," responding to a request from his state's attorney general who is leading a broader effort to combat the highly potent synthetic drug linked to dozens of overdose deaths last year in the Bluegrass State.

Until federal officials take action, Gov. Andy Beshear stepped in to schedule the drug at the state level, banning bromazolam usage in the Commonwealth. “Team Kentucky has made important progress in our fight against addiction,