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Maui man sentenced to 12 years for trafficking fentanyl, resulting in death

United States Attorney Clare E. Connors announced that Jose Elias Camacho, 34, of Maui, was sentenced Monday by US District Judge Susan Oki Mollway to 144 months in prison for trafficking in fake oxycodone pills containing fentanyl that resulted in an overdose death.

UH study: Meth poisoning leading cause for fatal overdoses in older Hawaiʻi residents

A new study by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Center on Aging finds that methamphetamine poisoning is the leading cause of fatal overdoses among midlife and older adults in Hawai‘i. The research was published in the August 2024 issue of Hawaiʻi Journal of Health and Social Welfare.

Maui Police Administer NARCAN in Response to Possible Opioid Overdose

Police say this is the eighth instance in which Maui police officers have opted to use NARCAN this year.