Rainbow fentanyl: The next deadly drug?

Rainbow fentanyl is highly addictive and seized in 18 states. Officials say the new form of the drug has now made its way to Hawaii. highly addictive and potentially deadly, bottles of pills dumping out rainbow fentanyl pills have now made it to the shores of Hawaii island. big island police seized these colored fentanyl pills and notified state partners last week. the instance on the big island was in the pill form of fake fentanyl oxycodone but it also has been seized in powder form in Ziploc bags or fentanyl with just 2 milligrams which a child would paint on the sidewalk with colored chalk.

Big island police were able to buy the pills for just 17 dollars each. The DEA says rainbow fentanyl is cheaper making it easier for kids to access. victor Vazquez, DEA assistant special agent in charge said that it's another ploy from the Mexican cartels to target young adults, and children, making it look like candy.

Officials are concerned about rainbow fentanyl with just 2 milligrams considered a deadly dose for an adult. The state's department of health has seen a steady increase in fentanyl-related deaths over the last five years. according to the reports, 22 people died of fentanyl-related overdoses in 2021 but says that data is preliminary and most likely an underestimate.

Unfortunately, people are dying of fentanyl overdoses and so we have to be extremely

cognizant about our children and our youth because they are most susceptible because it's being advertised as being glamorized on social media. The DEA is working with local law enforcement to get fentanyl off the streets. They will be working privately offering training and offering more public awareness on what fentanyl is and where it's coming from and how we can get out of this trap because it's highly addictive.

The officials have urged the public to do kind and again stay away if it's not prescribed by a doctor or if they absolutely don't know what it is, they should not take it because it could be too late. the DEA says if you encounter fentanyl, don't handle it and call 911.

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