Dear Ann Landers,
A boy in my class died a week ago. It was not a natural death. It was an accident that shouldn't have happened. It oc-curred during lunch hour in the park across from our high school. Jason had been at a friend's house. They were sniffing glue or lighter fluid, maybe both. On the way back to school, Jason kept black-ing out. Finally, he fell and never got up. By the time we were able to get him to the hospital, it was too late. I'm writing this letter to warn everyone who reads your column that sniffing anything from an aerosol can, correction fluid or any kind of solvent can produce brain damage or death. If Jason had known how dangerous sniffing is, he never would have done it. I just hope that all his schoolmates who attended the funeral learned a lesson. As that dear, sweet boy lay in the satin-lined casket, he looked so innocent. I know he had no idea of what he was messing around with. It seems such a shame that a young person should have to die to make people realize how dangerous drugs can be. Please print this let-ter as a warning to others. -We'll Miss Him, Cleveland

Dear Cleveland,
I hope your letter will make an impact on those folks out there who are sniffing stuff for a cheap high. They should know that the fumes can produce irreversible brain damage and, in some cases, death. And P.S. Kids who go in for sniffing almost always go on to harder drugs.