The Halloween scaries are real with this one, yet experts point out there’s been no evidence that drug dealers are specifically targeting kids.
But colored pills have been circulating on the black market for years, so nothing about rainbow fentanyl strikes experts as odd or a tactic to lure in curious children.
In the unlikely event someone throws a bunch of loose colored pills in a child’s Halloween candy bag, the odds are low that a parent would fail to notice them, Marino said. The pills would likely be thrown away before a kid puts them in their mouth, he said. “I’m not sure that the youth who are using illegal pills are in the same age bracket that would say, ‘Oh, this is a fruit tart’ kind of thing,” Caulkins said.
in the parts of the brain that control pain and emotions, triggering feelings of relaxation, pleasure, and relief. Because it’s a powerful pain medication, it’s typically given to people with nerve damage, cancer, chronic pain, and severe injuries, or during or after surgery.
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