Girl Dies Huffing Freon From AC Unit Teen Kristal Salcido, 12 from Victorville, California Tragedy

	Girl Dies Huffing Freon From AC Unit Teen Kristal Salcido, 12 from Victorville, California Tragedy Girl Dies Huffing Freon From AC Unit Teen Kristal Salcido 12 from Victorville California Tragedy Kristal Salcido lived here with her grandma and little cousins. It's here in the backyard by the air conditioning units, where the family says Kristal found easy access to the chemical freon. She inhaled it, later passing out in her grandma's bathroom. Kristal was pronounced brain-dead at a local hospital. Her family made the difficult choice to take her off life support four days later. Her family says there were never warning signs of Kristal's dangerous behavior. Friends at Mesa Linda remember Kristal as kind, vivacious and popular. And unfortunately, Kristal isn't alone. According to inhalants.org — an anti-drug website — one in five students has inhaled a chemical to get high by the eighth grade. It's often called huffing, dusting or bagging, and the consequences can be brain liver or heart damage. In Kristal's case, it was deadly. Ron Postoian and his sons own an air conditioning company. Ron says he's serviced plenty of units where the Freon had suspiciously been used up. "When you inhale it, it kills your brain cells — that's all," Postoian explained. He says something as simple as installing safety lock caps can prevent access to freon. Kristal's grandmother hopes parents are listening. She wishes she still had the chance to shield young Kristal from something so	From: Sameolsong90 Views: 0 0 ratings
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