In August 2022, drug enforcement authorities noted that pills containing fentanyl were being manufactured in various colors. This year, reporters began reaching out earlier than usual, in late September, and they wanted to talk about a new alleged threat: “ rainbow fentanyl.” Kids are nextįentanyl is a very powerful synthetic opioid that has caused thousands of overdoses and deaths over the past two decades. They warn that we live in a dangerous world filled with villainous strangers who could harm us if we aren’t careful. They’re tales we’ve all heard, that we’ve been assured are true. Stories about contaminated treats are best understood as contemporary legends. This often surprises people who assume that Halloween sadism is both very real and very common. My data goes back to 1958, and my principal finding is simple: I can’t find any evidence that any child has ever been killed or seriously injured by a contaminated treat picked up in the course of trick-or-treating. That’s because I track media coverage of reported incidents of trick-or-treaters receiving razor blades in apples or pins and poison in candy bars.
( The Conversation) – Every year around the middle of October, reporters start contacting me wanting to talk about rumors of contaminated Halloween treats.
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