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The Tennessee Conservative Staff –
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), along with Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) released a public service announcement (PSA) video warning parents about deadly rainbow fentanyl, which is trafficked into the United States by Mexican cartels to target children. This variation of fentanyl can be found in the form of pills that look like candy or powder that looks like sidewalk chalk.
Blackburn says, “The powerful drug cartels are coming after your kids, your neighbors, your students, your family members, and your friends. No one is spared as fake pills laced with fentanyl are beginning to look like candy in an effort to lure young Americans.”
According to the DEA, these pills are a deliberate effort by drug traffickers to drive addiction amongst kids and young adults.
The Senators in the PSA state that, “Even just handling these pills has the potential to kill. All it takes is one pill or enough powder to fit on the tip of a pencil to poison and kill someone.”
They go on to state that, “Over the past two years, 10 tons of fentanyl has been seized at the Southern border. Of course, we know that much more made it across the border and into communities like yours undetected.”
Blackburn warns parents this Halloween to “only let kids get candy from trusted neighbors, family and friends.”
Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), John Barrasso, M.D. (R-Wyo.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), James Risch (R-Idaho), and John Cornyn (R-Texas) also joined Blackburn and Marshall in the PSA message.
One Response
The video states even just handling the pills has the potential to kill, but…. “According to The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) and Department of Health, illicit fentanyl cannot be absorbed through the skin or by touching an item or surface where it is present. When in powder form, fentanyl and its analogs (including carfentanil and fluorofentanyl) cannot be absorbed through the skin. Dissolving the powder in a liquid does not change this property. Wet objects do not pose an increased risk for an overdose caused by casual exposure.“
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