Four Year Old Requires Surgery After Mom Huffs Behind the Wheel and Crashes Car

Via the Daily Reporter in Michigan: 

A 25 year old woman ran her car off the road and into the entrance of a church after huffing computer duster behind the wheel. With her in the car were three young children ages 5 years, 4 years, and 4 months. Her four year old daughter had to be taken to the hospital for surgery after she sustained serious lacerations to her face. The driver was charged with five felonies.

South Carolina Mother Fears Son Overdosed on Duster

Via the Herald Online in South Carolina:

Earlier this week, a 19 year old male was arrested in an inhalant abuse related incident. His mother called police after finding him unconscious on his bed.  Deputies confirmed the man’s eyes were open but that he wasn’t responsive.  Under his arms they saw a can of duster and he had eight additional empty cans in the room.

When he came to the man admitted he had been huffing the computer duster.  Earlier that day he had been treated and released from a medical center after a neighbor found him passed out behind the wheel of his car with a can of computer duster between his legs.  He was arrested and charged with “unlawful glue sniffing / aromatic hydrocarbons.”

New Inhalant Abuse Data From Fairfax, Virginia

Via WTOPradio in Virginia: 

The results of the 2012 Fairfax County Youth Survey have been released and they have revealed that inhalant abuse in Fairfax County is above the national average.

• 2.9 percent of Fairfax County students reported having used inhalants within the past month, compared to the 1.7 percent national average.

• The 2.9 percent is less than the 3.9 percent reported in 2010 but an INCREASE from the 2.5 percent reported in 2011.
•  Inhalants were the only substances with higher rates of usage by Fairfax County's 8th grade students (5%) than 12th grade students (1.4%).
• Inhalants were the second most frequently used substance by 8th graders after alcohol.
• Girls (3.1%) report a higher use than boys (2.7%)