ON HALLOWEEN:
- Do not accept or eat anything that isn’t commercially wrapped.
- Inspect your child’s trick-or-treating loot. Look for signs of tampering, such as tiny pinholes, tears in wrappers, discoloration, or unusual appearances.
- When in doubt, just throw it out.
- Find something suspicious? Call the police.
- Do not accept or eat anything that isn’t commercially wrapped.
- Inspect your child’s trick-or-treating loot. Look for signs of tampering, such as tiny pinholes, tears in wrappers, discoloration, or unusual appearances.
- When in doubt, just throw it out.
- Find something suspicious? Call the police.
EVERYDAY CANDY SAFETY:
- Be aware of choking hazards and food allergies.
- Talk with your child about the potential dangers of receiving candy, food, and drink items from others.
- Encourage your child not to share candy, food, or drink items at school.
- Talk with your child about the potential dangers of receiving candy, food, and drink items from others.
- Encourage your child not to share candy, food, or drink items at school.
KNOW ABOUT FENTANYL:
- Be aware of candy colored or “rainbow” fentanyl, which can often look like sweet tarts or sidewalk chalk.
- Fentanyl is a deadly synthetic opioid that is being pressed into fake pills or cut into heroin, cocaine, and other street drugs to drive addiction. Fentanyl is 50x more potent than heroin.
- Be aware of edible marijuana products, like gummy candies, cookies, chocolates, and more, which could cause THC poisoning in children and young adults.
- Be aware of candy colored or “rainbow” fentanyl, which can often look like sweet tarts or sidewalk chalk.
- Fentanyl is a deadly synthetic opioid that is being pressed into fake pills or cut into heroin, cocaine, and other street drugs to drive addiction. Fentanyl is 50x more potent than heroin.
- Be aware of edible marijuana products, like gummy candies, cookies, chocolates, and more, which could cause THC poisoning in children and young adults.
THINK YOUR CHILD MAY HAVE EATEN LACED / CONTAMINATED CANDY?
- Look for signs and symptoms, including dizziness, nausea, acting differently, and more.
- Seek medical attention immediately.
- Call the police.
- Look for signs and symptoms, including dizziness, nausea, acting differently, and more.
- Seek medical attention immediately.
- Call the police.
TIPS FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS:
- Encourage open and honest communication.
- Stress not to take any pills that were not prescribed to you from a doctor.
- No pill purchased on social media is safe.
- Make sure your child knows fentanyl and marijuana / THC can be made to look like candy and treats. Fentanyl has also been found in most illegal drugs.
- Create an “exit plan” to help your child know what to do if they’re pressured to take a pill or use drugs.
- Encourage open and honest communication.
- Stress not to take any pills that were not prescribed to you from a doctor.
- No pill purchased on social media is safe.
- Make sure your child knows fentanyl and marijuana / THC can be made to look like candy and treats. Fentanyl has also been found in most illegal drugs.
- Create an “exit plan” to help your child know what to do if they’re pressured to take a pill or use drugs.
MORE RESOURCES FOR PARENTS:
https://www.getsmartaboutdrugs.gov/publications
https://www.getsmartaboutdrugs.gov/publications