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Inhalant-Abuse.org
is an online resource. Inhalants
abuse is commonly referred to
huffing. Inhalant abuse is the
purposeful inhalation or sniffing of
chemical vapors in order to achieve
an immediate high, or altered mental
or physical state. These
vapors or fumes can be found in
common household or industrial
products. |
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at any time you have any questions
regarding inhalant abuse or other
drug or alcohol abuse issues, please
call our hotline at (877) 340-3602.
Or fill out the form to the left and
one of our trained counselors will
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If you have been abusing inhalants,
you need to stop. Inhalants are
poisons and can cause serious damage
to the mind and body sometimes
resulting in death.
If you are a parent, you need to
educate yourself on prevention of
inhalant abuse, or if you suspect
your child is already abusing, you
need intervene before it is too
late; professional help is
available. Inhalant abuse can be
deadly. It can kill suddenly. It can
kill someone who sniffs for the
first time.
Once a child starts sniffing, they
can find it difficult to stop. Once
hooked, they'll find it difficult to
break the habit.
Inhalant abuse is not new. Stories
of sniffing glue have surfaced since
the 1960s. |
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According to the National Inhalant
Prevention Coalition nearly one in
five kids has abused inhalants by
the seventh grade. It would be
nearly impossible to keep all
possible inhalants out of harm's
way, however, it is prudent to know
the tell-tell signs of inhalant
abuse:
→
paint
or stains on clothing, hands or face
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spots,
rash or sores around the mouth
→ red or runny nose or eyes
→ Chemical breath odor
→ drunk, dizzy appearance
→ nausea, loss of appetite
→ anxiety, irritability,
excitability
→ hidden empty spray paint or
solvent containers
→ hidden chemically soaked
rags or clothing
→ slurred speech
→ painting fingernails with
magic markers or correction fluid
→ constantly smelling clothing
sleeves |
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News Coverage |
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In a story
written by Bob Wagner for the
Columbia News Service, Wagner wrote:
"It was the day after Halloween when
Erica Knoll's body was found by her
sister in the bedroom of their home
in Bowie, Md. Beside her lay a can
of Dust-Off computer spray, which
Erica had “huffed,” or inhaled, to
get high.
David Manlove, 16, of Indianapolis,
took his last breath four years ago
after he inhaled a generic computer
duster. Manlove inhaled the
substance through a straw while
underwater in a pool because it was
supposed to intensify the high.
Jimmy Smith died at 17. He had been
inhaling butane that powered a hand
torch he used to make computers in
the garage of his Avon Lake, Ohio,
home.
Such tragic deaths are part of an
alarming trend among American teens
who are searching for the easiest
and cheapest way to get high. While
computer cleaners like Dust-Off may
be the inhalant of choice, experts
say more than 1,000 household
products can be used to get
high–-sometimes to deadly effect." |
Reference:
Columbia News Service |
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