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Six Mount Logan Middle School students are facing charges for huffing aerosol dust cleaner between classes, but the parents probably feel the charges are the least of their worries.
The Bear River Health Department says in December the students were caught huffing "pure poison," which causes brain damage and heart, liver and lung disease.
Prevention coordinator Cathy Lloyd said, "[It] can cause immediate death the first time they use it. Or, if they've used it 10 times, it can cause death at that point."
Lloyd says the inhalants are prevalent in the home, so she encourages parents to watch their children and household cleaning items. "Make sure that if they go through them really quickly, that they're talking to their kids about it, that they're letting them know that it's poison that they're putting in their body."
Lloyd says children who huff usually move on to drugs and alcohol next.
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