Post by Kristol on Apr 10, 2007 19:53:59 GMT -2
My mom sent me this email today. I have never heard of this!!!
Parents and grandparents - read and pay attention to this, it's really
scary,
been going on for
quite a while and apparently, is continuing to grow. Watch your kids
carefully
and
don't enable them to get this stuff easily.
"Dusting"
First, I'm going to tell you a little about me and my family. My name
is Jeff. I
am a Police Officer for a city which is known nationwide for it's crime
rate. We
have a lot of gangs and drugs. At one point we were
#2 in the nation in homicides per capita. I also have a police K-9
named Thor.
He was certified in drugs
and general duty. He retired at 3 years old because he was shot in the
line of
duty. He lives with us
now and I still train with him because he likes it. I always liked the
fact
that there was no way to bring drugs into my house. Thor wouldn't allow
it. He
would tell on you. The reason I say this is so you understand that
I know about drugs. I have taught in schools about drugs. My wife asks
all our
kids at
least once a week if they used any drugs. Makes them promise they
won't.
I like building computers occasionally and started building a new one
in
February 2005. I also was working on some of my older computers. They
were full
of dust so on one of my trips to the computer store I bought a 3-pack
of DUST
OFF. Dust Off is a can of compressed air to blow dust off a computer.
A few
weeks later when I went to use one of hem they were all used. I talked
to my
kids and my two sons both said they had used them on their computer and
messing
around with them. I yelled at them for wasting the 10 dollars I paid
for them.
On February 28 I went back to the computer store. They didn't have the
3-pack
which I had bought on sale so I bought a single jumbo can of Dust Off.
I went
home and set it down beside my computer.
On March 1st, I left for work at 10 PM. Just before midnight my wife
went down
and kissed Kyle goodnight. At 5:30 am the next morning Kathy went
downstairs to
wake Kyle up for school, before she left for work. He was propped up in
bed with
his legs crossed and his head leaning over. She called to him a few
times to
get up. He didn't move. He would sometimes tease her like this and
pretend he
fell back asleep. He was never easy to get up. She went in and shook
his arm.
He fell over! He was pale white and had the straw from the Dust Off
can coming
out of his mouth . He had the new can of Dust Off in his hands. Kyle
was dead.
I am a police officer and I had never heard of this. My wife is a nurse
and she
had never heard of this. We later found out from the coroner, after the
autopsy,
that only the propellant from the can of Dust Off was in his system..
No other
drugs. Kyle had died between midnight and 1 AM.
I found out that using Dust Off is being done mostly by kids ages 9
through 15.
They even have a name for it. It's called "Dusting". A take off from
the Dust
Off name. It gives them a slight high for about 10 seconds. It makes
them dizzy.
A boy who lives down the street from us showed Kyle how to do this
about a month
before. Kyle showed his best friend. Told him it was cool and it
couldn't hurt
you. It's just compressed air.
It can't hurt you. His best friend said no.
Kyle was wrong. It's not just compressed air. It also contains a
propellant
called R2. It's a refrigerant like what is used in your refrigerator.
It is a
heavy gas. Heavier than air. When you inhale it, it fills your lungs
and keeps the good air, with oxygen, out. That's why you feel dizzy,
buzzed.
It decreases the oxygen to your brain to your heart. Kyle was right.
It can't
hurt you -- IT KILLS!
The horrible part about this is there is no warning. There is no
level that
kills you. It's not cumulative or an
overdose; it can just go randomly, terribly wrong. Roll the dice and
if your
number comes up, you die.
IT'S NOT AN OVERDOSE. It's Russian Roulette. You don't die later.
Or not
feel good and say I've had too much. You usually die as you're
breathing it..
If not, you die within 2 seconds of finishing "the hit."
hit."
That's why the straw was still in Kyle's mouth when he died. Why his
eyes were
still open. The experts want to call this huffing. The kids don't
believe
it's huffing. As adults, we tend to lump many things
together. But it doesn't fit here. And that's why its more accepted.
There is no
chemical reaction, no strong odor. It doesn't follow the huffing
signals. Kyle
complained a few days before he died of his tongue hurting. It probably
did. The
propellant causes frostbite. If I had only known. It's easy to say hey,
it's my
life and I'll do what I want. But it isn't. Others are always affected.
This has forever changed our family's life. I have a hole in my heart
and soul
that can never be fixed. The pain is so immense I can't describe it.
There's
nowhere to run from it. I cry all the time and I don't ever cry. I do
what I'm
supposed to do, but I don't really care. My kids are messed up. One
won't talk
about it. The other will only sleep in our room at night. And my wife,
I can't
even describe how bad she is taking this. I thought we were safe
because of
Thor. I thought we were safe because we knew about drugs and talked to
our kids
about them.
After Kyle died, another story came out. A probation Officer went to
the school
system next to ours to speak with a student. While there he found a
student
using Dust Off in the bathroom. This student told him about another
student who
also had some in his locker. This is a rather affluent school system.
They will
tell you they don't have a drug problem there. They don't even have a
DARE or
PLUS program there. So rather than tell everyone about this "new" way
of getting
high they found, they hid it. The probation officer told the media
after Kyle's
death and they, the school, then admitted to it. I know that if they
would have
told the media and I had heard, it wouldn't have been in my house.
We need to get this out of our homes and school computer labs. Using
Dust Off
isn't new and some "professionals" do know about. It just isn't talked
about
much, except by the kids. They all seem to know
about it. April 2nd was 1 month since Kyle died. April 5th would have
been his
15th birthday. And every weekday I catch myself sitting on the living
room couch
at 2:30 in the afternoon and waiting to see him
get off the bus. I know Kyle is in heaven but I can't help but wonder
if I died
and went to Hell.
This Officer is asking for everyone who receives this e-mail to forward
it to
everyone in their address book, even Law Enforcement Officers.
Parents and grandparents - read and pay attention to this, it's really
scary,
been going on for
quite a while and apparently, is continuing to grow. Watch your kids
carefully
and
don't enable them to get this stuff easily.
"Dusting"
First, I'm going to tell you a little about me and my family. My name
is Jeff. I
am a Police Officer for a city which is known nationwide for it's crime
rate. We
have a lot of gangs and drugs. At one point we were
#2 in the nation in homicides per capita. I also have a police K-9
named Thor.
He was certified in drugs
and general duty. He retired at 3 years old because he was shot in the
line of
duty. He lives with us
now and I still train with him because he likes it. I always liked the
fact
that there was no way to bring drugs into my house. Thor wouldn't allow
it. He
would tell on you. The reason I say this is so you understand that
I know about drugs. I have taught in schools about drugs. My wife asks
all our
kids at
least once a week if they used any drugs. Makes them promise they
won't.
I like building computers occasionally and started building a new one
in
February 2005. I also was working on some of my older computers. They
were full
of dust so on one of my trips to the computer store I bought a 3-pack
of DUST
OFF. Dust Off is a can of compressed air to blow dust off a computer.
A few
weeks later when I went to use one of hem they were all used. I talked
to my
kids and my two sons both said they had used them on their computer and
messing
around with them. I yelled at them for wasting the 10 dollars I paid
for them.
On February 28 I went back to the computer store. They didn't have the
3-pack
which I had bought on sale so I bought a single jumbo can of Dust Off.
I went
home and set it down beside my computer.
On March 1st, I left for work at 10 PM. Just before midnight my wife
went down
and kissed Kyle goodnight. At 5:30 am the next morning Kathy went
downstairs to
wake Kyle up for school, before she left for work. He was propped up in
bed with
his legs crossed and his head leaning over. She called to him a few
times to
get up. He didn't move. He would sometimes tease her like this and
pretend he
fell back asleep. He was never easy to get up. She went in and shook
his arm.
He fell over! He was pale white and had the straw from the Dust Off
can coming
out of his mouth . He had the new can of Dust Off in his hands. Kyle
was dead.
I am a police officer and I had never heard of this. My wife is a nurse
and she
had never heard of this. We later found out from the coroner, after the
autopsy,
that only the propellant from the can of Dust Off was in his system..
No other
drugs. Kyle had died between midnight and 1 AM.
I found out that using Dust Off is being done mostly by kids ages 9
through 15.
They even have a name for it. It's called "Dusting". A take off from
the Dust
Off name. It gives them a slight high for about 10 seconds. It makes
them dizzy.
A boy who lives down the street from us showed Kyle how to do this
about a month
before. Kyle showed his best friend. Told him it was cool and it
couldn't hurt
you. It's just compressed air.
It can't hurt you. His best friend said no.
Kyle was wrong. It's not just compressed air. It also contains a
propellant
called R2. It's a refrigerant like what is used in your refrigerator.
It is a
heavy gas. Heavier than air. When you inhale it, it fills your lungs
and keeps the good air, with oxygen, out. That's why you feel dizzy,
buzzed.
It decreases the oxygen to your brain to your heart. Kyle was right.
It can't
hurt you -- IT KILLS!
The horrible part about this is there is no warning. There is no
level that
kills you. It's not cumulative or an
overdose; it can just go randomly, terribly wrong. Roll the dice and
if your
number comes up, you die.
IT'S NOT AN OVERDOSE. It's Russian Roulette. You don't die later.
Or not
feel good and say I've had too much. You usually die as you're
breathing it..
If not, you die within 2 seconds of finishing "the hit."
hit."
That's why the straw was still in Kyle's mouth when he died. Why his
eyes were
still open. The experts want to call this huffing. The kids don't
believe
it's huffing. As adults, we tend to lump many things
together. But it doesn't fit here. And that's why its more accepted.
There is no
chemical reaction, no strong odor. It doesn't follow the huffing
signals. Kyle
complained a few days before he died of his tongue hurting. It probably
did. The
propellant causes frostbite. If I had only known. It's easy to say hey,
it's my
life and I'll do what I want. But it isn't. Others are always affected.
This has forever changed our family's life. I have a hole in my heart
and soul
that can never be fixed. The pain is so immense I can't describe it.
There's
nowhere to run from it. I cry all the time and I don't ever cry. I do
what I'm
supposed to do, but I don't really care. My kids are messed up. One
won't talk
about it. The other will only sleep in our room at night. And my wife,
I can't
even describe how bad she is taking this. I thought we were safe
because of
Thor. I thought we were safe because we knew about drugs and talked to
our kids
about them.
After Kyle died, another story came out. A probation Officer went to
the school
system next to ours to speak with a student. While there he found a
student
using Dust Off in the bathroom. This student told him about another
student who
also had some in his locker. This is a rather affluent school system.
They will
tell you they don't have a drug problem there. They don't even have a
DARE or
PLUS program there. So rather than tell everyone about this "new" way
of getting
high they found, they hid it. The probation officer told the media
after Kyle's
death and they, the school, then admitted to it. I know that if they
would have
told the media and I had heard, it wouldn't have been in my house.
We need to get this out of our homes and school computer labs. Using
Dust Off
isn't new and some "professionals" do know about. It just isn't talked
about
much, except by the kids. They all seem to know
about it. April 2nd was 1 month since Kyle died. April 5th would have
been his
15th birthday. And every weekday I catch myself sitting on the living
room couch
at 2:30 in the afternoon and waiting to see him
get off the bus. I know Kyle is in heaven but I can't help but wonder
if I died
and went to Hell.
This Officer is asking for everyone who receives this e-mail to forward
it to
everyone in their address book, even Law Enforcement Officers.