Rising Xylazine-Related Deaths in Hawaii Raises Alarms Amidst Fentanyl Epidemic
HONOLULU, Hawaii – The use of xylazine, a horse tranquilizer, in drug mixtures has led to four overdose deaths in Hawaii last year. The addition of xylazine to drugs like fentanyl has been found to prolong the high for users. Gary Yabuta, executive director of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program, reported that the four deaths occurred on Oahu and Maui in 2023, marking a significant increase from the previous three years, in which …