California police are warning parents after discovering examples of candy- and rainbow-colored fentanyl, a dangerous drug that can be deadly at a dose of just two milligrams.
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California police sounded the alarm over drug traffickers using rainbow and other candy coloring in fentanyl on Saturday.posted an image of a small bag of candy-colored fentanyl, saying that just a single use can be deadly for adults and even children. Just two milligrams of fentanyl is considered to be a potentially lethal dose.
"Sadly we are now seeing fentanyl in rainbow/candy coloring. We encourage parents to speak with their children about the dangers of this deadly drug. Just one use can be fatal," the police department wrote. Fentanyl is a leading cause of surging drug overdose deaths across the country. The synthetic opioid is many times stronger than heroin but far cheaper to produce.
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