California Survey Results for Inhalant Use by Lafayette 7th Graders

Via the Lamorinda Patch in California:

The California Healthy Kids Survey results for Lafayette’s seventh graders was just released. The survey notes:

• 5% of the students have used inhalants
• 2% of the students have used inhalants within the past 30 days
• Statewide, 5% of the students have reported using inhalants within the past 30 days

Lafayette Teen Update

The Journal & Courier just reported that the three teens involved in the car explosion last week still remain hospitalized.

Capt. Bruce Biggs of the Lafayette Police Department notes that two of the 17-year-olds remain in critical condition, including one who is on a ventilator. The third teen is expected to be released soon. The article also notes that the three could "face charges for inhaling toxic vapors, a Class B misdemeanor."

For more information on this incident, please visit our previous post this week.

Teens Injured in Car Explosion

From the Journal and Courier in Lafayette, Indiana regarding an alarming inhalant-related incident this past weekend:

Three 17 year old females were taken to the hospital after their car exploded on Friday night. According to Lafayette Police Lt. Jim Taul, the three females had been huffing from an aerosol can inside a parked Honda Accord "when one of them decided to light a cigarette." The flame ignited the fumes, causing an explosion that blew the windows out of the car, he said. "People heard the explosion a block away."

Lafayette Police Officer Perry Amos, a school resource officer, was also interviewed. Officer Amos cautioned that huffing can be fatal- even the very first time an inhalant is used. Additionally, he urged all parents to “watch for the warning signs” of use.

For more info on warning signs for inhalant abuse, visit our main informational site. Download the informational brochure and inhalant kit so that you can have this preventative conversation with your child. Having this conversation could possibly save their life.