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It's unclear whether any incidents of Smarties-snorting prompted the school's notices. The snorting mimics sniffing cocaine, but "the 'benefit' for students engaging in this practice is unknown," according to the school's e-mail. John McDaid, the father of an eighth-grader and a citizen journalist who blogs at Hard Deadlines , said neither he nor his son had ever heard of any incident involving Smarties at the school.

Maggots in your nose? Perhaps the most striking risk mentioned -- nasal maggots -- is actually a highly unlikely scenario. In order for maggots to develop, there must be dead tissue for the maggots to feed on and then there must be the "random fly" that lays eggs in there, Orvidas said.

It is important to note that Smarties - made up of dextrose, citric acid, calcium stearate, flavoring and coloring agents - do not provide any high. Rebecca Boss, of the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, told the station ABC6 that parents should always be on the lookout for changes in behavior in their children.

The craze is not limited to the Northeast. In Atlanta, Georgia, a 9-year-old boy has been suspended for allegedly inhaling Smarties dust through his nose. YouTube is filled with hundreds of videos going as far back as showing kids doing lines of Smarties.

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Unfortunately, because of the small diameter and poor dust collection capabilities of the saw, this caused sawdust to be sprayed directly at me during the cut.

My throat swelled up, and for a split second, I worried that something could be seriously wrong. Fortunately, the swelling quickly subsided, but there was still some inflammation in my throat for almost a week afterward. Such a scare certainly got me thinking about wood dust safety. And since I have asthma and various allergies, this was doubly important.

I would venture to guess that in all, the biggest threat to a woodworker comes not in the form of bodily injury from a power tool, but from wood dust.

Now to overlook or minimize the importance of hearing, eye, and overall physical safety when dealing with power tools, it is the small stuff—the tiny and easily overlooked wood dust particles—that can cause the most long-term damage. Basically, these tiny bits of sawdust float around the air and linger even after the tools have stopped running. These invisible particles get inhaled and cause tiny wounds and scarring to our lungs: each time this happens, it causes a very small amount of irreversible damage.

The immediate effect is unnoticeable, but over long periods of time, this can result in significantly decreased lung capacity, and a number of other health issues. Irritants: The most common way that wood dust affects a woodworker is by being an irritant. This simply means that it can irritate our skin, our eyes, and our lungs. This can mean reactions such as itching, sneezing, coughing, runny nose, rashes, and asthma-like breathing problems. Sensitizers: Taking things a step beyond being just irritating, some woods can make us more and more sensitive upon each successive exposure.

Toxins: Not nearly as common, some wood is considered to be directly toxic. One example of this is Yew , which even according to ancient Roman knowledge, was capable of causing fatality in certain cases. Working with these materials can create a very fine dust that can be easily inhaled.

Once inside the lungs, it causes swelling inflammation and gradually leads to areas of hardened and scarred lung tissue fibrosis. Lung tissue that's scarred in this way doesn't function properly. The symptoms of silicosis usually take many years to develop, and you may not notice any problems until after you've stopped working with silica dust.

The symptoms can also continue to get worse, even if you're no longer exposed. Silicosis usually develops after being exposed to silica for years, although it can sometimes develop after years of exposure. Occasionally, it can occur after only a few months of very heavy exposure. If the condition continues to get worse, these symptoms may become more severe.

Some people may eventually find simple activities such as walking or climbing stairs very difficult and may be largely confined to their house or bed. The condition can ultimately be fatal if the lungs stop working properly respiratory failure or serious complications develop, but this is rare in the UK.