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Parents Warn of 'Dusting' Dangers After Teen's Death

Arizona's Renna O'Rourke, 19, died after inhaling keyboard cleaner

(Newser) - An Arizona couple is mourning the loss of their 19-year-old daughter, and warning other parents about the dangers of how she died. AZFamily and News 3 Las Vegas report that Renna O'Rourke died of sudden sniffing death syndrome after taking part in a social media challenge known as "...

Latest Thing Parents Have to Worry About: Chroming

Practice otherwise known as huffing, in which people inhale hydrocarbons to get high, reemerges

(Newser) - Chroming, aka huffing, isn't a new phenomenon, but the practice—which involves inhaling hydrocarbons to get high, often via common household items like nail polish, permanent markers, and paint thinner—is reemerging, thanks partly to social media. Medical experts, in turn, are getting concerned. "People have been inhaling...

Unusual DUI Case Involves Several Cans of Right Guard

Authorities in Stuart, Fla., say Katherine Theodore huffed deodorant spray before driving

(Newser) - Authorities pulled over a vehicle in Florida's Martin County over the weekend being driven by an apparently intoxicated woman, but she wasn't hit with typical DUI charges. CBS12 reports that sheriff's deputies made a traffic stop in Stuart on Sunday after witnessing erratic driving, and when they...

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