By Bill Carey
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HONOLULU 鈥� Honolulu EMS is warning its personnel about the veterinary sedative and pain reliever xylazine found at overdose scenes on Oahu.
Medical Director Dr. Sean Covant stated in a memo that they have 鈥渂egun to see overdose cases involving xylazine in Honolulu,鈥濃��鈥痳别辫辞谤迟别诲.
Honolulu EMS Director Dr. Jim Ireland said the mixing of xylazine, or 鈥渢ranq,鈥� and fentanyl is a dangerous trend, because Narcan, the antidote for fentanyl and other opioid overdoses, does not work on xylazine.
A horrible side effect of taking the veterinary drug is that users develop large, deep-skin wounds that can lead to amputation.
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