From the Gaylord Herald Times in Michigan:
The Gaylord City Police Department recently stated that inhalant abuse has not been a big problem in their community.
However, the police detective noted that a “a couple of years ago there had been a problem with inhalant abuse among teenagers and young adults using model airplane glue and some individuals have recently been huffing the contents of computer duster aerosol cans.”
He continued, “it is a problem which surfaces now and then but is not as common as underage drinking or the abuse of illegal drugs.”
He also discussed the case last year where Wal-Mart was concerned about an individual buying numerous cans of computer duster. Officers reached out to the young man and “saw that he received the help and counseling he needed after it was determined he may have had a problem with inhalant abuse.”
The chief noted that he had heard reports “that a number of empty whip cream cans had recently been found at Gaylord’s Aspen Park, his department is not aware of an abuse problem from inhaling the propellant found inside the contents of the cans.” He concluded, “It doesn’t mean it’s not happening, but we haven’t found any evidence or handled any complaints of its abuse.”
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