Posted by Sandra On March - 13 - 2010
by COURTNEY HUTCHISON
(ABC News) – When kids turn to inhaling noxious fumes to get high, one sniff is all it takes to cut a young life short.
Freon found in air conditioners was the inhalant of choice for Amber Suri Talley, a 17-year old from Lexington, N.C.
She had been using for approximately six months when one hit stopped her heart — she was later found dead from cardiac arrest and asphyxiation, the garbage bag used to keep in the fumes still covering her face.
This sudden and tragic death, known as Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome, can occur even with a teen’s first time sniffing.
“I didn’t know she was sniffing until after. … We knew something was up, but we couldn’t pinpoint it,” Amber’s father, Kevin Talley, said. “The effects of it are so different from any other drug you’ve seen.”
“Sniffing” toxic substances to get high has become a surprisingly common pastime among young teens, though this practice isn’t even on the radar for most parents.
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