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Updated: 2:43 PM Nov 19, 2009
Is your kid "huffing?"
Is your kid "huffing?"
Posted: 12:56 PM Nov 19, 2009Reporter: KKCO/NBC Email Address: tips@nbc11news.com |
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Is your kid "huffing?" There is a new warning for parents - kids are inhaling of toxic products to get high and most of them are found in your home.
From inhaling air duster for your computer to paint thinner and cooking spray, it's all the rage among high school kids. And middle school kids are following suit. More 8th graders abuse household cleaners than marijuana, cocaine, and hallucinagens combined.
Health officials say it can kill a child on the spot. Steve Pasierb with the Partnership for a Drug–Free America says, "Kids don't understand, this is like Russian roulette. They can die the first time, they do it dozens of times, and then the next time, they could die."
Experts say the only solution here is to talk to your kids and warn them as early as elementary school, how dangerous these products are. Parents should also keep the common household items out of reach from children.
An NBC investigation revealed that many of the nation's largest retailers were willing to sell the dangerous products to young kids even after they discussed using them to get high with the store clerk.
After the investigation, K–Mart, PC Richard and Son, and CVS say they'll now ban the sale of air duster to kids under 18 at all their stores nationwide. Staples already has that policy in place.
Rite Aid and Best Buy say they're considering a change in policy, as well.
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