Chroming danger

I live at Gunn, in Palmerston, near Roystonea Ave.

I am concerned about the number of soft drink bottles that are being used for chroming - spraying paint into them and inhaling.

I often go jogging along Roystonea Ave and have counted up to 18 bottles scattered along the side of the road.

There is obviously a major problem in the area and it seems to be an issue with the Aboriginal camp down the back of Roystonea Ave.

Petrol sniffing may be an issue in Alice Springs but I can assure you chroming is just as, if not more, dangerous.

While driving to work one morning, I noticed a chroming bottle at the top of Lakeside Blvd.

I suggest someone from the Health Department or the Government find out the identity of the kids before someone kills them self.

Name and address withheld by request

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Pubdate: Sat, 19 November 2005
Source: Northern Territory News (Australia)
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