A 13-year-old Australian woman who was attending a sleepover at a friend’s house is believed to have died after inhaling the chemicals from a spray deodorant to create a temporary buzz, a trend believed to be popular among young people.
“It was the hardest and most traumatic time a parent could go through. We haven’t slept, we’ve barely eaten, we haven’t smiled – we’re not ourselves anymore,” said Paul Haynes, the young victim’s father, in an interview with the Australian program “Sunrise. ” Tuesday.
The father of the family received a call last month asking him to urgently pick up his 13-year-old daughter, Esra Haynes, who had just lost consciousness during a pajama party in Melbourne, Australia.
During the evening, the young girl would have inhaled spray deodorant, in order to create a temporary “high” comparable to the effect of certain drugs. Other young people would use metallic paint, solvent, gasoline and household chemicals, among other things.
This trend, which attracts some young people, can cause heart problems and pain, in addition to impacting the brain, liver, and kidneys, according to an Australian federal government site, the media continued.
“At the end, we had to make the decision to turn off his life support. It was really devastating, devastating for everyone involved, all his friends too,” the dad continued, indicating that his brain has not recovered.
Devastated by the loss of their healthy daughter, who was notably the co-captain of the football team, the family wanted to tell her story to warn other parents and prevent other young people from being tempted to even.
“If we had been made aware and the word got around, we would have discussed it around the dining table. [Les parents] have to sit down to have a discussion with their children, and just kindly open the conversation with them. We certainly did not know what was going on,” he added to the Australian media.