Australian Youth Organization Encourages Stores to Lock Up Aerosols

Via: ABC Australia

Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia - A youth organization from the small, mining town of Mount Isa is urging stores to lock up aerosol products, such as deodorant to minimize abuse. The organization reports that many of the stores, both major and independent, are compliant with their requests but they hope to win over retailers more unsure about making the change. Authorities note that aerosol misuse has declined the past year, but they also acknowledge that it is a difficult statistic to track and thus precautions such as these should be taken.  

13 Year Old Boy Dies from Huffing the Day Before His Birthday

Courtesy of the Gladstone Observer Gladstone, Queensland Thursday night at 11 PM police were alerted about a young boy that was unconscious in the parking lot of a nearby store. When police arrived the young man was still unconscious. Police administered CPR until the ambulance arrived. At one point during the resuscitation attempt, the boy briefly regained consciousness. He was believed to have been inhaling an aerosol prior to his death. His 14th birthday would have been Friday.