CANDACE CAMPOS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EXPERT TROOPER STEVE. THIS IS NEWS. 6 AT 09:00AM
GETTING RESULTS.
THIS IS NEWS. 6 AT 09:00AM
GETTING RESULTS. of rental housing.” >> JULIE: IT’S THAT TIME OF
YEAR AGAIN JUST A FEW WEEKS
FROM HALLOWEEN. AND IT’S
ALWAYS GOOD TO GET SOME
REMINDERS ON SAFETY WHEN IT
COMES TO THE BIG DAY THIS
YEAR. THERE’S ANOTHER POSSIBLE
TREAT TO WATCH OUT FOR. SO
BRIDGE IS STANDING BY NOW TO
ASK A DOCTOR.
>> ASK A DOCTOR IS SPONSORED
BY CONVIVA PRIMARY CARE
>> ASK A DOCTOR IS SPONSORED
BY CONVIVA PRIMARY CARE of rental housing.” >> BRIDGETT: THAT’S RIGHT.
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT RAINBOW
FENTANYL. A DEADLY DRUG THAT
LOOKS LIKE CANDY, YOU MAY HAVE
HEARD ABOUT. IT ALREADY HAS
BEEN MAKING HEADLINES SAYING
DRUG DEALERS ARE TARGETING
KIDS WITH BRIGHT COLORS.
EXPERTS SAY, THOUGH, THE
COLORED PILLS ON THE STREETS
ARE NOTHING NEW AND NOT ABOUT
TARGETING CHILDREN. HOWEVER,
IT’S A GOOD THING TO BE AWARE
OF IN THE EVENT YOU OR YOUR
CHILD COME ACROSS IT. SO
JOINING ME THIS MORNING,
DOCTOR JENNA WHEELER, A
PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE
PHYSICIAN AND ORLANDO HEALTH,
ARNOLD PALMER CHILDREN’S
HOSPITAL. THANK YOU FOR COMING
IN. DOCTOR WHEELER, THANKS SO
MUCH FOR HAVING ME. SO THE
RAINBOW FENTANYL, I MEAN, IT
IS SCARY THAT THE EXPERTS ARE
SAYING IT’S NOT TARGETING
CHILDREN. BUT RIGHT NOW, YOU
KNOW, THIS IS CANDY TIME OF
WHAT SHOULD WE BE AWARE OF
AMONG OUR FAMILY MEMBERS AND
CHILDREN WHEN IT COMES TO THAT
RISK.
>> JULIE: I THINK FOR YEARS
WE’VE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT HOW
YOU SHOULD CHECK YOUR
CHILDREN’S CANDY FOR EVIDENCE
OF TAMPERING TO MAKE SURE THAT
IT’S SAFE EVEN FROM A CHOKING
HAZARD. I THINK THIS YEAR IN
PARTICULAR, KNOWING THAT THERE
ARE CANDY THAT’S OUT THERE
THAT’S TARGETING CHILDREN
THAT’S ACTUALLY CONTAINING
VERY DANGEROUS DRUGS. WE
REALLY NEED TO BE VIGILANT IN
LOOKING AT ALL OF THE CANDY
AND ALSO WITH OUR OLDER KIDS
OF EDUCATING THEM ON THIS. SO
THAT IS THEY’RE EATING THE
CANDY, MAYBE NOT WITH PARENTAL
SUPERVISION THAT THERE KNOWING
WHAT TO LOOK FOR AS WELL.
>> BRIDGETT: WHAT ARE SOME OF
THOSE BEST PRACTICES WHEN IT
COMES TO, YOU KNOW, DECIDING
HOW TO DO THE TRICK OR
TREATING LOOKING OVER THE
CANDY RATIONING OUT THE CANDY
THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND FOR
SAFETY. YOU KNOW, ON THE NIGHT
OF AS WELL AS MOVING FORWARD
WITH ALL THOSE BAGS OF CANDY.
>> JULIE: I THINK IT’S GOOD TO
ALWAYS LOOK AT THE CANDY AND
ALWAYS TO KIND OF KEEP AN EYE
ON HOW MUCH CANDY YOUR CHILD
IS HAVING YOU KIND OF SET A
POINT WHERE YOU WANT KIDS TO
BE OUT THERE HAVING FUN
ENJOYING THEMSELVES. BUT
EATING A GOOD, HEALTHY DINNER
BEFORE YOU GO OUT KNOWING THAT
ALONG THE WAY, IT’S OKAY TO
HAVE SOME PIECES AND PUT THE
OTHER PIECES AWAY, ESPECIALLY
IF YOUR CHILDREN HAVE MEDICAL
PROBLEMS LIKE DIABETES AND
SUCH HAVE A PLAN WITHIN YOUR
FAMILY ASKED DOCTORS IF IF
THAT CAN HELP YOU IN IN
KNOWING HOW MUCH CANDY YOUR
CHILD CAN SAFELY HAVE. AND
THEN IF YOU HAVE OLDER TEENS
ARE KIDS THAT ARE TRICK OR
TREATING BY THEMSELVES, KNOW
THE ROUTE THAT THEY’RE TAKING
KNOW WHERE THEY’RE GOING TO
BE. HAVE THEM CHECK IN ALONG
THE WAY, A SET TIME FOR BEING
HOME AT NIGHT AND IN FLORIDA
AND THE TEMPERATURES GETTING
WHAT THEY ARE ALWAYS MAKE SURE
YOUR KIDS HAVE WATER
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. OKAY.
THAT’S GOOD ADVICE AS WELL.
>> BRIDGETT: AND YOU TALKED
ABOUT THE OLDER CHILDREN
MAKING SURE THEY HAVE A PLAN.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THAT
COMES UP A LOT IN TERMS OF,
YOU KNOW? KIDS MAY BE ENDING
UP IN PLACES WHERE THEY MAYBE
SHOULDN’T BE ON THE NIGHT AND
BE MORE DANGEROUS.
>> JULIE: I THINK IT’S IT’S
GOOD FOR YOU TO JUST KNOW WHAT
DOORS YOUR CHILD IS KNOCKING
ON. YOU KNOW, WE DON’T KNOW
ALL THE PEOPLE TONIGHT WHEN
YOU GO TO A STRANGER’S HOME
WHEN OTHER NIGHT YOU WOULDN’T.
AND SO KNOWING THE ROUTE THAT
THEY’RE ALONG, HAVING THOSE
CHECK-IN POINTS, I THINK IT’S
A REALLY GOOD PRACTICE. AND WE
ALWAYS WANT TO KNOW KIDS ARE.
BUT THIS NIGHT WE GIVE THEM A
LITTLE BIT MORE LEEWAY. AND SO
HAVING A SET PATH THAT THEY
DON’T DEVIATE FROM IT AND
KNOWING WHO’S HOUSE, THEY’RE
GOING TO BE ADDED IN THIS DAY
OF, YOU KNOW, PHONES AND
TEXTING AND SUCH. IT’S REALLY
EASY TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH
YOUR CHILD IN THAT EVENT. IT’S
IMPORTANT TO DO AND WHAT YOU
KNOW, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
LIKE MAY BE HEALTHIER IDEAS.
IF YOU KNOW YOU HAVEN’T DONE
ALL YOUR SHOPPING IN OUR
PLANNING IT FOR THOSE GET
TOGETHERS AND PARTIES. YOU
HAVE SUGGESTIONS COUNTY HELP
PEOPLE.
>> JULIE: CURB SOME OF YOU
KNOW, UNHEALTHY CHOICES. IT’S
ALL ABOUT BALANCE. AND SO, YOU
KNOW, SETTING KIND OF GROUND
RULES WITH THE FAMILY OR, YOU
KNOW, IF YOU HAVE A REALLY
HEALTHY DINNER, A HEALTHY
SNACK, THEN YOU CAN HAVE X
NUMBER OF PIECES OF CANDY
USING CANDY AS A REWARD FOR
THINGS AND KIND OF JUST
BALANCING THAT IS IS THE BEST
WAY. YEAH. AND WHAT ABOUT THE
BULK OF THE CAN? BECAUSE WE
TALKED ABOUT RATIONING OUT
>> SOMETIMES THAT MEANS YOU
HAVE TO HIDE THE REST. AND
THAT’S AND THAT’S AN IMPORTANT
POINT. AND THAT’S WHERE IT
KIND OF COMES TO JUST TAKING
SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT.
LETTING THE KIDS HAVE FUN AND
TAKING SOME PIECES YOURSELF,
OF COURSE, AND THEN PUTTING IT
UP AND HAVING HAD A PLAN THAT
IT SHOULD NOT BE GONE IN THE
FIRST WEEK. BUT IT’S SOMETHING
THAT, YOU KNOW, KIDS CAN COME
HOME, DO HOMEWORK, ENJOY SOME
CANDY OR HAVE A NICE SNACKING.
ENJOY A FEW PIECES OF CANDY.
MAYBE CREATE SOME REWARDS.
EXACTLY WAY TO GET TO GET
ACCESS TO MORE OF THE CANDY.
>> JULIE: AND AGAIN, WHEN IT
COMES TO THE FENTANYL AND AND
THINGS LIKE THAT, POSSIBLY
CONTAMINATING WHAT WHAT SHOULD
WE KEEP IN MIND AGAIN? KEEP IN
MIND THAT THERE IS THERE ARE
DRUGS OUT THERE THAT LOOK JUST
LIKE CANDY. AND SO IT’S SO
IMPORTANT. WE SAW THE COLORS
ON THE SCREEN. IT’S SO
IMPORTANT TO REALLY LOOK AT
THE CANDY. LOOK AT THE
LABELING BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE
PACKAGES, IT’S VERY SUBTLE IN
THE DIFFERENCES, BUT THEY ARE
NAME SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT
THINGS. AND SO JUST BE AWARE
OF WHAT YOU KIDS HAVE. AND
LIKE I SAID, EDUCATE THE KIDS
AS WELL, THAT IF THEY HAVE ANY
CONCERNS, THEY BRING THAT
CANDY TO YOU SO THAT YOU CAN
CHECK ON IT. ALL RIGHT. GREAT.
EVERYONE KEEPS MY EYES ON