The scourge of Fentanyl is a war on America

'It's a mass poisoning': Images show rainbow-colored fentanyl disguised as Skittles and Nerds CANDY - as ex-DEA official warns parents that dealers are peddling the drugs to kids on social media

• Parents have been urged to educate themselves about fentanyl ahead of Halloween after 15,000 pills were seized disguised in candy packaging
• The Drug Enforcement Administration has been cracking down on fentanyl - which they link to 66 percent of deaths from overdoses and drug poisoning
• Investigations into fentanyl have also been linked to social media platforms including Snapchat, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and TikTok
• Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin, with rainbow fentanyl first reported to the DEA in February 2022

By ANEETA BHOLE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 01:32 EDT, 28 September 2022 | UPDATED: 08:12 EDT, 28 September 2022