Child with jack o lantern candy carrier

Med’s Ryan Marino discusses fears of drugged Halloween candy

The media and the Halloween ‘rainbow fentanyl’ scare
The Washington PostRyan Marino, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, discussed fears some have over a candy-size version of the addictive and potentially deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl. “It’s illogical,” he said. “For all intents and purposes, the rainbow fentanyl story is nothing more than a moral panic.”