NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Kansas U.S. Senator Dr. Roger Marshall said that parents need to be vigilant when watching their kids Halloween candy this year.
"The drug cartel is making Percocet tablets laced with fentanyl that look like candy," Marshall said. "They look like SweetTarts. Be careful out there when your kids are trick or treating. This isn't too unusual. Only let your kids trick or treat with neighbors you know, go to family members houses. I know the churches are doing some of these things, the trunk or treat, those should be good."
The idea is that fentanyl isn't something to trifle with.
"If you see anything that is not wrapped up, that looks funny, don't even touch it," Marshall said. "We have officers that have stopped breathing just by touching fentanyl. Every day, across the state of Kansas, we lose somebody to the fentanyl poisoning. It's the number one killer of young adults. We've lost more Americans to fentanyl poisoning than we did the entire Vietnam war."
Senator Marshall and his colleagues released an ad last week talking about the threat. You may click HERE to watch the PSA.