Maui fires triggered suicides, overdose deaths

Maui fires triggered suicides, overdose deaths

Suicides and overdose deaths skyrocketed 97% on Maui immediately after the August 2023 wildfires and simultaneously increased 46% statewide, presumably from survivors who moved away from Maui or possibly from grieving family and friends with Maui roots, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study was one of the first to document the increase in Maui suicides and overdose deaths as part o…