Training Marbles Blog

As many kids dress up and fill the streets for Trick or Treat, parents should use caution to keep them safe. In the last year various drugs made to look like candy have put many kids in harms way. Some examples includes Crystal Meth flavored and packaged to resemble Pop Rocks; Also, on the list includes flavored Cocaine which is colored and placed in clamped straws to look like Pixie Sticks; Strawberry Quick is Crystal Meth which is flavored, and  mixed with various drinks; Ecstasy has a long history of resembling various candies like Smarties, Sweet Tarts, and custom stamped with high school logo’s.

The various candy makers have done a brilliant job in ensuring that their products are safe for consumers.  Most adults can easily identify that the drugs made to look like candy are close but, not the quality or standard that candy manufactures produce.  So here are a couple of things to help keep our kids safe:

1) It is critical that all candy be carefully inspected – if the packaging or candy itself looks suspicious destroy it immediately.  Many local hospitals will x-ray candy for metal objects such as razor blades, needles…

2) Only Trick or Treat at houses where you are familar with the people who live there.

3) Flashlights should be used to ensure a good view of your surrounding. Keep a very close eye on the kids to help reduce the number of lost, missing and abducted children.

4) Smaller children should be accompanied to every door. Parents should limit the number of streets to equal the child’s age (2 year old 2 streets) this will help reduce exhaustion for everyone.

 5) If your son or daughter seems scared, shy or suddenly withdrawn bypass the house.  Kids should be allowed to go with their gut.

6) One additional safeguard if you have a cell phone it should be charged and taken with you. All suspicious behavior should be immediately reported to local law enforcement.