Whatever you do, don't show this to your kids (or Tim's mom). I wanted to give Tim (and others) a taste of the Land O Lakes whipped light cream that we got for a pumpkin pie but I didn't want to dirty a bunch of plates or silverware. I was going to fill his hand up but even that seemed an indirect way to go. Why not go right into the mouth. It was only after this that I noticed a warning on the can about inhaling the propellant alone and a reference to www.inhalant.org. According to this non-profit public awareness company, this is among the common materials used by teens to "huff". According to the Indiana Times-Mail
“What many of the young people who try inhalants don’t know is the potential danger of huffing. Death can result from a single use of an inhalant. The gas or vapor that is inhaled fills the lungs, keeping oxygen out and potentially stopping the heart.”We're not going to be doing that anymore as it really sends the wrong message. (But it was fun!)
Inhalants also can cause heart rhythm disruptions, and irreversible damage to the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys and brain.
“The abuse of inhalants is rapidly spreading due to the easy access that young people have to these products,” according to police. “Alcohol, cigarettes and marijuana are much harder to obtain than the common household products that can be used for huffing.”
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