Washington state legislators are considering a bill that would prohibit the sale of highly concentrated sodium nitrite, a chemical compound that has been linked to multiple youth suicides across the United States. The legislative push follows a KING 5 investigation revealing Amazon continued to sell the product despite repeated warnings about its misuse. Michelle Vasquez-Stickley of Camas, Wash., testified before lawmakers in Olympia on Friday. Her 15-year-old son Tyler Schmidt died by suicide in December 2020 after purchasing the substance from Amazon. "This preventable tragedy makes one thing clear: companies like Amazon must be held accountable and stronger consumer protections are desperately needed to safeguard our children," she testified before the House Consumer Protection and Business Committee at a Friday hearing. Read the full investigation: https://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/investigators/washington-lawmakers-consider-ban-lethal-sodium-nitrite-after-amazon-sales-linked-youth-suicides/281-cfb2d1f7-5706-4ad9-a15f-2336a5b97ee9