Oklahoma Man Shoots Man Huffing on His Property

Via Guns.com

At 6:30 in the morning, a retired firefighter heard a man yelling on his property so he grabbed his gun and went to see what was happening.

 He found a 50 year old man huffing paint and refusing to leave his property.  The man became argumentative and attacked the homeowner.   The homeowner responded by “hitting the man over the head with his gun several times” and when he wouldn’t back down, he fired a warning shot.  The man ripped the homeowner’s shirt “to shreds” and eventually the homeowner shot the man.

The man was taken to the hospital for treatment and will be arrested.  It was discovered that the man had been arrested last month for huffing paint and he “fought with deputies at that time as well.”

Man Crashes into Church After Huffing

A 20-year-old man crashed into a church after losing consciousness from huffing behind the wheel.

The man caused significant damage to a nearby cemetery, ran through a subdivision fence and ultimately slammed into the side of a local church.

The man was arrested for driving under the influence of any substance which impairs the mental or physical faculties.

He was held under a 500 dollar bond.

Via wsfa.com in Montgomery, AL

Woman Faces DUI Charges After Huffing at the Wheel

A 25-year-old woman faces DUI charges after crashing into a parked trailer.

According to the report, the woman was blocking traffic in a McDonald's drive thru line when she began to roll forward and jump a curb that allowed her to continue rolling through landscaping rocks into a trailer in a motel parking lot.

When an employee of the motel went to check on the woman it was reported that she was breathing into a towel. The employee asked for the towel and the woman told her no several times. Eventually the woman relinquished the towel which hid a can of multi-purpose duster.

The woman was arrested for driving under the influence.

This has been one of four local huffing related automobile offenses in recent years.

Via trib.com in Casper, WY

Refrigerant Abuse in Oklahoma News

In Tulsa, Oklahoma local news station KJRH had this to say about refrigerant abuse:




Via kjrh.com

Spike on Inhalant Abuse DUIs in Kansas

A string of DUI cases have caused a stir amongst the police force in Wichita.

This summer there have been at least 4 cases of young drivers causing accidents due to being under the influence of inhalants.

Police report that aerosol cans are being found in vehicles after collisions.

In fact, in July a 17-year-old female critically injured her passenger in a crash caused by huffing and driving.

In a survey taken this year by Kansas Communities that Care it was found that 15 percent of eigth graders in Sedgwick County have abused inhalants at least once. The percent is slightly higher than the state average of all eigth graders.

Via kwch.com in Wichita, KS

Naples Man Faces Felonies After Huffing and Driving

A 20-year-old man faces felony charges after causing a crash due to huffing and driving.

According to the report, the man and a 21-year-old passenger were driving when their SUV ran into a tree.
Both men admitted to huffing from aerosol cans and were taken to the hospital for injuries.

The driver remains behind bars on pending charges.

Via naplesnews.com in Naples, FL

Alleged Huffer Gets Off Clean

Police were called to a local park on a report of a man huffing an unknown substance.

When police arrived they found the man with an aerosol can in his possession. The man denied any account that he was huffing and explained that he was using the can to clean his dashboard.

After passing several sobriety tests no arrest was made.

Via newbaltimore.patch.com in New Baltimore-Chesterfield, MI

DJ Found Huffing in Parking Lot

A 38-year-old man was arrested and charged with use of intoxicating compounds and resisting arrest after he was found huffing gold spray paint in a parking lot.

Ironically enough, the man was huffing in the parking lot of a night club where he was scheduled to DJ. He never made it inside.

When police arrived, they found the man with a gold colored bag and a red can in his possession.

Police reported the man as being "incoherent" and "dazed." The 38-year-old had gold paint on his body, arms, face and inside his vehicle; where they found a child's seat also covered in gold paint.

When the man was told to drop his bag and can he huffed from the can one last time and attempted to run away.

The man will appear in court in mid September.

Via mokena.patch.com in Mokena, IL

Huffer Causes Fatal Car Crash

Two people are dead as a result of a fatal car crash caused by huffing. A man was huffing while driving northbound when he went unconscious, crossed over the median and struck a southbound vehicle.

The crash killed the back passenger of the southbound vehicle instantly. The driver of the northbound vehicle, the man who had been huffing, later died in the hospital.

A toxicology screen done on the huffing driver found a high level of 1,1-difluoroethane. A can of keyboard cleaner was found in the man's vehicle at the scene of the crash.

The case has been classified as death-reckless homicide and no charges will be made.

Via wqow.com in Eau Claire, WI

Ipswich Pushes for Huffing Control

Footage of two girls on a four hour huffing binge was released to the public on a local Ipswich television station surfaced the news.

Sniffing or huffing inhalants is not illegal for Ipswich teens. The mayor of Ipswich was quoted saying that huffing teens should be put in rehabilitation centers to get help.

Police intervened after the binge but were limited to what they could do to the huffing girls. The glue was confiscated, their health was assesed and their names were recorded.

More police are being sent to the area to stop people from huffing.

Via qt.com.au in Ipswich, Queensland

Refrigerant Continues to Grow in Popularity

Theft of refrigerant out of air conditioners continues to stay on a steady rise.

After an entire day of a family's A/C unit was blowing hot air into their residence they called a heating and cooling company to find out what the issue could be.

When a service man arrived he found caps and a plastic bag around the unit. Someone had stolen two pounds worth of refrigerant from the unit to get high.

It cost the family about 150 dollars to correct the situation.

They now have locking service caps on their units.

Via ksdk.com in Fenton, MO

Inhalant Abuse News Video

News piece from WBNS in Columbus, Ohio about the dangers of inhalant abuse.

Sherrifs Work Together for Huffing Ordinance

Sherrifs of Clay County in Iowa are coming together to develop an ordinance against inhalant abuse.

According to one of the sherrif's, at least a dozen incidents have occured in the past month.

They hope to have a concrete ordinance by the fall.

One official said, "Unless we can take them for intoxication, we don't have anything to file against them. They've had several incidents across the state."

The ordinance is in part of an effort for the county and neighboring cities to recognize the abuse with a more serious attitude than what is in place now.

Via spencerdailyreporter.com in Spencer, IA

Group of Men Spotted Huffing

Four men were spotted huffing an unknown substance from a white canister with a red nozzle.

Via sanclemente.patch.com in San Clemente, CA

Woman Neglects Children While Huffing

A 30-year-old woman was found slumped inside her car while her children were left unattended.

The woman had been huffing a can of aerosol spray in the parking lot of a nearby park. A screaming 8-month-old was found sweating with a full diaper in their carseat. Her 3 and 4-year-old were playing at the park unsupervised.

A puddle of the woman's vomit was found outside of her door as well as urine inside the car.

Police weren't sure how long the woman was unresponsive but did find an aerosol can that was cool to the touch.

After refusing an ambulance the woman was taken to jail and the children were taken to their grandparents.

Via sanduskyregister.com in Sandusky, OH

Head on Collision Caused by Huffer

A woman who was huffing dust spray caused a head on collision.

The woman was reported to have crossed the center line and crash into an AMR vehicle.

According to reports the woman never slowed down and had her head tilted back while in operation of the vehicle.

Police found a can of dust spray in the vehicle and the woman confessed to huffing before the incident.

No one was hurt in the collision.

Via tristatehomepage.com in Evansville, IN

Woman Huffs Herself Back to the Authorities

A woman was charged with intentionally inhaling model glue 9 hours after being released on bail for a similar incident.

The 23-year-old woman was spotted huffing behind a restaurant by an employee. When the employee called for help the woman took off.

Authorities found the woman across the street with the nozzle of the can in her mouth, she was then charged.

This same woman was charged with two counts of leaving the scene of an accident, driving without a license (second offense), driving with a suspended tag, failure to maintain lane, two counts of reckless driving and DUI (second offense)just a month ago.

Via moultrieobserver.com in Moultrie, GA

Woman Huffing Dust Cleaner Crashes Into Tree

A woman was charged with resisting law enforcement, driving while intoxicated, criminal reckless and hit and run after a report of her damaging parked cars in a Walgreens parking lot.

Officers found the 30-year-old woman blocks away. When officers caught up with her they reported her as "delirious". While attempting to take her keys from her posession the woman attempted to drive off with officers still attached to the vehicle.

The woman crashed into a tree a few blocks away. No police officers were hurt.

She was huffing dust cleaner.

Via wfie.com in Evansville, IN

Hit-and-Run Ends in Crash

A woman was hospitalized after a hit-and-run that ended with her vehicle ultimately crashing into a tree.

Police were initally called for a reported hit-and-run. When the police found the woman they began to pursue her and she then struck a tree.

According to police "huffing cans" were found in the vehicle.

Via courierpress.com in Evansville, IN

Installation of Air Conditioning Locks on the Rise

As huffing refrigerant continues to grow in popularity among teens air conditioning companies are capping more and more units to prevent the disturbance.

In the last week four cases of missing refrigerant were reported.

For about $40 to $50 the lock can be installed for added security and peace of mind.

Via ksl.com in Salt Lake City, UT