AsburySkinsFan Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Ok, I did a search for this and the only thing I came up with was the huffing (i.e. sniffing glue etc) thread from May of 2005, but there was nothing on this "dusting". There is also an email going around that is highlighted on snopes.com and Hoaxslayer.com about a police officer's son who died from "dusting" http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/dustoff.asp http://www.hoax-slayer.com/dust-off-warning.html Link to the following article. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8714725/ 'Dusting' is the new killer high for teens Canned air is the new cheap inhalant, but it can cause severe damage and even death. NBC News correspondent Peter Alexander reports Inhalant abuse has been on the rise nationwide, and more teens are experiencing the tragic effects of this cheap high. NBC News correspondent Peter Alexander reports on how a common household product, a computer cleaner, can result in a deadly high. There's a new way to get high, and you could have it right next to your desk at home. They're designed to clean your computer but, if inhaled, these popular products have the potential to kill. It’s called "dusting" — the term comes from the cleaning brand "Dust Off" — and it has become a teenager’s new cheap and easily accessible high, despite a warning on the side of each canister. This form of inhalant abuse, “huffing,” has been around for years, but dusting is the more specific term associated with the use of cans of any common aerosolized computer keyboard cleaner that contains compressed gas. One teen, 18-year-old Jessie Stotz, is now in rehab at the Pathway Family Center in Indianapolis because of dusting. "There wasn't the hassle of finding somebody to buy it for you and stuff, you could walk into a store, being 13 years old, and buy it yourself," says Stotz. But one hit can be crippling, as 15-year-old Ben Goudberg experienced in California. "I couldn't move for three to four minutes, and I was staring at a door thinking I wanted to get up and go and touch it and I couldn't do it," says Goudberg. "It's one of the scariest feelings in the world." The high from the gas paralyzes the user for several minutes and gives a feeling of euphoria. Both dusting and huffing can result in damage to the brain, lungs, heart, kidneys and liver, and can cause death. In computer cleaning products, a freon type of gas, or fluorinated hydrocarbon, is the dangerous ingredient. The dangerous practice was dramatized in the film "Thirteen." In the opening scene, the two actresses are sitting on a bed, "dusting," and then slapping each other out of their trancelike states. "Sudden sniffing death" describes the process of inhaled hydrocarbons provoking irregular heart rhythms in the victim, which leads to sudden fatal cardiac arrest in even very young and healthy hearts. "Just that fast a kid could experience intoxication," says John Daily, a drug counselor at New Directions — and just that fast they could die. The compressed air in the cleaners fills a person's lungs, keeping oxygen out and potentially stopping the heart. Some retailers, like Staples and Wal-Mart, now restrict the sales of computer cleaners to buyers over 18 years of age, and many have placed warning labels on the top of cans. But Jeff Williams, a Cleveland police officer whose son Kyle tragically died in March while trying dusting, thinks more needs to be done. Williams says there is already one keyboard cleaning product on the market that adds a bitter smell and taste to the chemicals, making them unpalatable, and he says all manufacturers should do the same. Williams also thinks that retailers need to do a better job of policing who they sell to. Dusting is part of a larger problem involving inhalants, with huffing on the rise. In 2002, more than a million people abused them for the first time — the vast majority in their teens. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that inhalant experimentation is initiated earlier than any other illicit substance, with young females starting before young males. Also, a higher percentage of 12 and 13 year olds had used inhalants than marijuana. Inhalant abuse is often more dangerous and difficult to detect than other drug abuse. Inhalants such as glue, lighter fluid and spray paint are completely legal and found in every home — which often leads kids to think they are harmless — and abusers need to conceal only the act of inhaling, not the product. But inhalants are addictive physically and psychologically, almost as much as alcohol. "Not only was it the inhalant that was addictive, it was the lifestyle, the friends and the attention that I would receive when I did it," says Jessie Stotz. But in the deadly new world of dusting, someone's first time seeking the high may also be their last. In the United Kingdom, where deaths associated with these substances are tracked, 39 percent of the deaths occurred during the victim's first time. Wolfe says the most important way to combat this drug abuse is to educate parents about it and to inform kids that the inhalants can kill them on the first try. Other prevention methods include reading product labels regarding safety issues, and choosing to minimize aerosols in households by using pump sprays instead. The warning signs of dusting are not easily detected, but these signs may indicate abuse: Disappearance of the product at a rapid rate Empty cans or containers of chemicals in trash cans Large stashes of a chemical product in the child’s room Strange smells on or around a child Residue of the product on a child's clothing or face Complaints of numbness of the tongue, vocal chords or throat Dazed looks or bloodshot eyes Wolfe suggests that if parents suspect inhalant abuse, they should take their child for a drug and alcohol assessment before it is too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsOrlando Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Whatever happened to just smoking pot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurent Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Whatever happened to just smoking pot? The War on Drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 The War on Drugs. Ironic isn't it, that our actions cause reactions in ways that we never anticipated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Pressure Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Funny, I have an air can sitting right here but I use it for what its supposed to do. Blasting dust out of my computer case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NattyLight Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 This isn't necessarily "new" per se, but I do have to agree, with the thread originator. Keep this stuff hidden from kids, especially teens, because it's very dangerous. Not only can chronic use kill, it also makes you very stupid. Imagine brain cells being smashed by a sledge hammer, because essentially that's what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NattyLight Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Funny, I have an air can sitting right here but I use it for what its supposed to do. Blasting dust out of my computer case. Huff it, then tell us about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNSTONE Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Ironic isn't it, that our actions cause reactions in ways that we never anticipated. What's that suppose to mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeman38 Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Our war on drugs induced kids to start huffing? Is that your real stance? Kids can still smoke pot.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeorama Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Keep this stuff hidden from kids, especially teens, because it's very dangerous. Don't hide it from them, educate them, let them know that they could die.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Man...waht happened to just using whippits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drums and skins Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Don't forget about the dangerous africanized bees. And escalators that can tear limbs off. FEAR IT ALL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 I remember watching a video of a former "huffer" with severe brain damage in Health class when I was ten years old or so. That was all I needed to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 What's that suppose to mean? It means that sometimes we set out on a course of action doing the best we can with what we are given, and as a result there are a whole different set of issues that arise in the wake. Does this mean that responsibility is not needed by all? No, what it does mean is that sometimes we can do the right thing, and in so doing we can set in motion other alternatives that we never even realized when we started doing the right thing. It's a philosophical argument about intended actions and un-intended results or consequences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 Don't hide it from them, educate them, let them know that they could die.... I posted this today not for the kids, but to educate the adults and parents like myself who did not know that "Dust-off" could have these affects. Not being a chemist, and not being one who uses "dust-off" I was unaware that it was anything more than compressed air. I had no idea that it had a chemical propellant in it, but I'm glad I know now, and I hope that this thread has educated some others too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raub Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Natural Selection at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskins4life234 Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 I would ever do any of that crap, so wrong, so discusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 I would never do any of that crap, so wrong, so discusting. That's great to hear coming from a teenager, now go apply some of that positive peer pressure on your friends and the other kids in your school and get them to leave that crap alone too. We adults can talk all day long, but you all seem to listen to each other pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Don't forget about the dangerous africanized bees.And escalators that can tear limbs off. FEAR IT ALL! What's it like to "dust"? Please tell us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 Don't forget about the dangerous africanized bees.And escalators that can tear limbs off. FEAR IT ALL! Yeah, you're right, because what parent should fear that their kid might not understand the dangers that are very real with inhaling "dust off", so why should parents fear their kid dying! I mean really we shouldn't worry about any of this crap, after all its not as if our children actually mean anything to us! GRRRRRRRRRRRR. People's children have actually died from this, OK. They died because they thought it was a "free" high that wouldn't hurt them, well they were wrong. So forgive me if I actually care enough to inform some people about some unknown dangers and dangerous trends in youth culture so that parents might actually be proactive as they attempt to raise their kids and compete with a billion different messages all aimed at their children. *edited out mean comment* ********************************************************** *edit/* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskins4life234 Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 That's great to hear coming from a teenager, now go apply some of that positive peer pressure on your friends and the other kids in your school and get them to leave that crap alone too. We adults can talk all day long, but you all seem to listen to each other pretty well. All the people I hate and preps can do it, cause then, more girls for me! :point2sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Is this supposed to be new? We called it bagging back in the old days . I will go with natural selection also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted November 3, 2006 Author Share Posted November 3, 2006 Bump, Bump, Bump *edit, I bumped just as someone posted* I do like the gif though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted November 3, 2006 Author Share Posted November 3, 2006 Is this supposed to be new? We called it bagging back in the old days .I will go with natural selection also. Not new way to get high, just new product that is being used. Most people probably think (I know I did) that "Dust-off" was harmless, this proves otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateCitySkin Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 good thing i'm jus into good clean safe autoerotic asphyxiation. speaking of which i smokde some crap i found in a hippie store called "salvia" yeesh this stuff messed me up.. wooo wee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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