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<p>AP Photo/Jeff Barnard Loriann Earp cries with her husband, Justin Earp, on Wednesday at their home in Eagle Point, Ore., as they view photos of their daughter, Ashley Long, 14, who died after inhaling helium at a party. The Earps hope their daughter's death will help spread the word about the dangers of inhaling helium.</p>

<p>AP Photo/Jeff Barnard Loriann Earp cries with her husband, Justin Earp, on Wednesday at their home in Eagle Point, Ore., as they view photos of their daughter, Ashley Long, 14, who died after inhaling helium at a party. The Earps hope their daughter's death will help spread the word about the dangers of inhaling helium.</p>

February 23, 2012

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Inhaling helium is no joke
February 23, 2012 8:15 p.m.

Inhaling helium is no joke

Teenage girl dies after breathing it in from pressurized tank

EAGLE POINT, Ore. (AP) - Last weekend, 14-year-old Ashley Long told her parents she was going to a slumber party. But instead of spending the night watching videos and eating popcorn two blocks away, she piled into a car with a bunch of her friends and rode to a condo in Medford, Ore., where police say the big sister of one of her friends was throwing a party with booze and marijuana.