“WATCH UR BAC” PROGRAM IN EFFECT FOR THIS HALLOWEEN

  

This Halloween, the Texas Department of Transportation and the Drug Enforcement Agency are teaming up with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Watch UR BAC program.

The Watch UR Bac program is to bring awareness on the fentanyl epidemic spreading across the state of Texas.

One of the most prevalent trends currently involves rainbow-colored pills that have been laced with fentanyl and designed to attract younger kids.

DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said in a statement that rainbow fentanyl is a drug in the form of a pill or powder that is brightly colored to look like candy and appeal to children and young people.

Rainbow fentanyl is also being produced in blocks that resemble sidewalk chalk.

Ahead of Halloween, local authorities are warning parents to keep a close eye on trick-or-treat baskets, as just two milligrams of fentanyl, which is equal to 10-15 grains of table salt, is a considered a lethal dose.

Parents should be on the lookout and kids should be reminded never to eat unpackaged candy without having parents inspect it first.

Never accept any candy, pills, or other substances you believe to be tampered with or laced with Fentanyl, because One Pill Can Kill.

If you find a substance that you believe could be fentanyl, do not touch it.  Immediately contact local law enforcement.

Also, if you see someone you believe to be impaired on fentanyl or any other substance, including drivers you believe could be impaired, contact local law enforcement.