Posted on 08/30/2015 8:18:21 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Melissa Ann Wright was accused of huffing an industrial strength duster chemical that’s normally used to clean computers.
Someone reported seeing the woman huffing a can of Ultra Duster about 11 p.m. Wednesday inside the Wal-Mart and called 911, according to television station KCTV.
The spray is supposed to be used as a cleaner, and the bottle warns that inhaling it can be harmful or even cause death.
“Once it enters the system it causes the heart to become super sensitive to things like adrenaline,” said Tama Sawyer, the managing director of the University of Kansas Poison Control Center. “So if you are frightened, you can have a heart attack.”
Police called an ambulance, but said Wright refused medical attention.
“It can cause you to pass out fairly quickly because it removes the oxygen in your lungs,” Sawyer said.
One of the most common injuries from huffing is instant frostbite.
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Because of those dangers and the fact it can cause a liver or kidney to shut down. The makers of the product added a bitter taste to discourage abuse.
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Brain freeze from ice cream is bad enough.
OMG is this an extra from the Walking Dead?
I’ll bet they never had a customer try to huff an AR-15.
But they have announced they will stop selling them.
I was shocked a few months ago when I needed some (for its intended purpose). After a month of not finding it in it’s normal spot in my friendly neighborhood Walmart, I finally asked, and found out they kept it under lock and key, requiring an ID and signing a statement I wasn’t going to use it to get high or to resell it. And a two can maximum purchase.
And I thought the precautions that they take with pseudo-ephedrine are ridiculous.
I am still trying to figure out how he did not kill himself by inhaling that gold paint.
It had to have coating his lungs, too, which would have resulted in a serious impediment to his ability to breathe.
I watched a TV show where they said gold was the favorite color for huffing, for some reason.
Goldmember?
Warning label?”
Only if you believe in a nanny government. If people are stupid enough to get high on canned air, they should suffer the consequences.
Yeah?
Where else you gonna get dehydrated water at the same price?
Warning label?”
I doubt huffers can read and comprehend or care about warning label.
I doubt huffers can read and comprehend or care about warning label.”
Have often wondered how many warning labels are on items and substances as the result of a successful product liability lawsuit. We really need major tort reform.
I got tired of buying caned air a long time ago. Now I use a 1” paint brush, it works better and is a lot cheaper.
I bought a can a few days ago at Office Max. When the cashier scanned the bar code, her screen indicated that she should verify that the purchaser was at least 18 years of age. Being old and gray, I aced that part of the exam!
By coincidence, it was the same morning that you misplaced all your household electronics.
“By coincidence, it was the same morning that you misplaced all your household electronics”.
LOL That’s a good one.
I should have been clear-it was at work.
I talked to a guy whose cousin was on Meth and he said the Meth addicts are like animals in that they have no regard for others and would do anything to get a “fix”.
Metal-colored paints are considered the best for huffing.
Know who told me that?
An indian on the res near Canyon de Chelly.
I have a step-brother and a step-brother-in-law who spent time in prison for meth production - they were also using. What your friend said is my experience as well.
That’s rough. I hope they are off the stuff.
I’ve heard that it is addictive even after one use and people who know that go ahead and do it anyway. That’s beyond stupid.
I am at a point of saying let it all be legal and let the stupids kill themselves.
Brutal I know but locking us all up to protect them is horrible.
Maybe we should ban dihydrogen monoxide.
I think that they're better but I haven't had contact with them for years, nor has most anyone in the family. I still don't trust them.
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