Licensed Counselor in Maryland

Do you remember going Trick‐or‐Treating as a child?  After a certain age, our parents let us go around the neighborhood without them, with our only instructions being “Don’t eat too much candy.”  Our parents’ biggest worries were razor blades being hidden in our candy.  Then we were told not to accept any unwrapped treats (apples, homemade sweets, etc.) because they could be poisoned.  Where did these worries come from?  Have you ever heard breaking news of “Dozens of childre