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From: gcook@cps3xx.UUCP (Greg Cook)
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Subject: Re: Butane death
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Date: 20 Sep 89 12:17:40 GMT
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From article <89262.194442RAV103@PSUVM.BITNET>, by RAV103@PSUVM.BITNET (BOB VAN GORDER):
>      Today in Pennsylvania, a 15 year old died of a heart attack when he
> inhaled butane in order to "get a rush".

Unfortunately, there are a lot of kids out there inhaling all kinds of things
for a "rush" from glade air freshener to gasoline.  All of these things
are potentially fatal (not to mention what it does to the lungs).

We hear so much about the drug problems, but we neglect to consider
this very real problem.

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