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Rainbow Fentanyl: Poisoned Halloween Candy Rerelease

American Hysteria

English - October 11, 2022 07:01 - 46 minutes - ★★★★ - 2.9K ratings
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Our most classic American urban legend is back with a vengeance, promising to ruin Halloween yet again. With an updated introduction to our 2018 episode, we'll explore the newest fearful iteration: Rainbow Fentanyl. Are drug traffickers really passing out a deadly drug disguised as colorful candy in order to get kids hooked? And if not, who stands to gain from reviving this debunked tall tale?

For more information about how to access Naloxone (Narcan), you can use this link to the National Harm Reduction Coalition

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Follow American Hysteria on social media:
Twitter: @AmerHysteria
Instagram: @AmericanHysteriaPodcast
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American Hysteria is written, produced, and hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith
Edited by Miranda Zickler and Riley Smith
Sound design by Clear Commo Studios
Voice Acting by Will Rogers
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Our most classic American urban legend is back with a vengeance, promising to ruin Halloween yet again. With an updated introduction to our 2018 episode, we'll explore the newest fearful iteration: Rainbow Fentanyl. Are drug traffickers really passing out a deadly drug disguised as colorful candy in order to get kids hooked? And if not, who stands to gain from reviving this debunked tall tale?


For more information about how to access Naloxone (Narcan), you can use this link to the National Harm Reduction Coalition


Become a Patron and support our show!


Follow American Hysteria on social media:

Twitter: @AmerHysteria

Instagram: @AmericanHysteriaPodcast

Find our merch at americanhysteria.com


American Hysteria is written, produced, and hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith

Edited by Miranda Zickler and Riley Smith

Sound design by Clear Commo Studios

Voice Acting by Will Rogers

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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