Huffing Biggest Drug Threat for Tweens

The frontlines of the war on drugs have shifted to the home. A new reported compiled by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) found that more children are “huffing” than using marijuana and cocaine combined.

Inhalant abuse, commonly called huffing, is the intentional inhalation of dangerous chemicals to achieve an altered mental or physical state. Tweens are turning to common household products like nail polish, glue, bleach and air freshener to get high.

Cory Haim dead... More evidence of a child star curse?

The eighties-era teen actor Corey Haim was found dead in a Los Angeles apartment on Wednesday morning from an apparent overdose.

Best known for his role in “The Lost Boys,” the 38 year old battled drug addiction for the better part of his adult years, thus fueling claims that child stars face an inevitable path of drugs, self-destruction and ultimately, for many, death.

In a 2004 interview with British tabloid the Sun, Haim described his drug addiction: