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Inhalant Abuse Blamed in Teen's Death

By Chris Taylor

Paducah, KY – Officials suspect inhalant abuse to be the cause of a Reidland teenager's death over the weekend. The Paducah Sun reports 15-year-old Mallory Chapman was found unresponsive in her bed with a can of computer keyboard cleaner. A preliminary autopsy ruled out natural disease or trauma as Chapman's cause of death and toxicology results are expected in about three weeks.