A KILLER SPOT

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Now, for your listening pleasure … an on-air asphyxiation.

That’s the premise of a radio spot commissioned by Drug Free Pennsylvania, a Harrisburg-based nonprofit organization. Targeting teenagers, the ad focuses on “huffing,” or the use of inhalants, like glue or spray paint, to get a cheap but potentially lethal high.

In the stark 30-second spot, listeners hear only the sound of an aerosol can being sprayed, followed by a huffer taking two deep breaths. On the third breath, the huffer suddenly gasps for air.



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