This week, thousands of fentanyl pills were discovered by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents at Los Angeles International Airport. What should have been a routine drug bust has ended up fueling continued fears about drug-laced Halloween candy. Why? The pills were smuggled in candy boxes.
Despite a complete lack of evidence that unscrupulous drug dealers are trying to get kids hooked on opioids this Halloween, drug enforcement officials have continually warned parents to be on the lookout for fentanyl pills in their kids' Halloween candy stash. These warnings aren't just baseless—they perpetuate long-debunked myths and spread unnecessary panic among gullible parents.
