Details- a popular men’s magazine featuring the latest fashions, lifestyle trends, and social issues concerning men, has lent a voice to the issue of inhalant abuse. The magazine’s latest issue (August 2009) contains the tragic story of an Army Private who after serving a brutal tour in Iraq, found himself battling what would be his toughest enemy of all- inhalants. Struggling to control an unrelenting case of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Private Dwyer would eventually turn to computer duster and other products as a means to escape his muffled reality. Just 5 years after his departure from Iraq, Dwyer was pronounced dead by doctors on June 28, 2008 after heavily ‘huffing’ computer duster.
I encourage everyone to read the full article found on the magazine's official website, as it provides a startling confirmation to the diversity and prevalence of inhalant abuse. For additional information on Private Dwyer and past media coverage visit http://www.iraqwarheroes.org/dwyer.htm.
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