The powerful pumpkin display meant to spread awareness about the dangers of drugs
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AMMON — Community Youth in Action is spreading awareness about the dangers of drugs with a powerful Halloween display.
The coalition has a space at the Ammon Pumpkin Walk at McCowin Park. There are 353 pairs of shoes on display signifying the number of lives lost in Idaho from an overdose last year.
Painted pumpkins that look like M&M’s are meant to represent fentanyl disguised as candy, an issue law enforcement nationwide has been warning the public about recently.
“Trick or treat? That really is the question this season with the DEA releasing a warning about fentanyl, a commonly abused opioid that is now being made in bright colors by cartels to appeal to a younger population,” a Community Youth in Action news release says.
The display also features facts about drug abuse and the dangers of opioids.
The Ammon Pumpkin Walk runs through Halloween.