HIROSHIMA (TR) – Prosecutors have indicted Hiroshima Carp infielder Ryutaro Hazuki for utilizing so-called “zombie cigarettes” final 12 months, studies Nippon News Network (Feb. 17).
According to the indictment, on or round December 16, Hazuki, 25, heated a small quantity of the designated drug etomidate, often known as “zombie cigarettes,” at his dwelling in Naka Ward, Hiroshima City, and inhaled the vapor.
On Tuesday, the Hiroshima District Public Prosecutors Office indicted Hazuki for violating the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Act.
Etomidate grew to become a chosen drug final May. It is a short-acting, intravenous anesthetic used for inducing basic anesthesia. It is often known as “zombie cigarettes” as a result of an overdose could cause convulsions within the legs and arms.
On January 28, the day after the Hazuki’s arrest, General Manager Kiyomi Suzuki suspended him from baseball actions.
Suzuki instructed reporters, “We will proceed steadily based on the facts. We will also discuss our next steps with the players’ association.”