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INHALANTS

INHALANTS. WHAT IS INHALANT ABUSE?. Inhalant abuse is the deliberate inhalation by “sniffing” or “huffing” fumes, vapors or gases from common household and commercial products fro the purpose of “getting high” (Alliance for Consumer Education). ABUSEABLE SUBSTANCES. ADHESIVES:

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INHALANTS

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  1. INHALANTS

  2. WHAT IS INHALANT ABUSE? • Inhalant abuse is the deliberate inhalation by “sniffing” or “huffing” fumes, vapors or gases from common household and commercial products fro the purpose of “getting high” • (Alliance for Consumer Education)

  3. ABUSEABLE SUBSTANCES • ADHESIVES: • Model airplane glue, Rubber cement, PVC cement • SOLVANTS & LIQUIDS: • Nail polish remover, Paint thinner, Paint remover, Correction fluid, Toxic magic markers, Pure toluene, Lighter fluid, Gasoline, Carburetor cleaner, Octane booster, Fuel gas, Air Conditioning Coolant (Freon, )Lighters, Fire extinguishers • CLEANING AGENTS: • Dry cleaning fluid, Spot removers, Degreaser

  4. ABUSEABLE SUBSTANCES • AEROSOLS: • Spray paint, Hairspray, Air freshener, Deodorant, Fabric protectors, Computer Cleaner • FOOD PRODUCTS: • Cooking spray, Whipped cream • GASSES: • Nitrous oxide, Butane, Propane, Helium, Ether, Chloroform,

  5. INTERESTING FACTS • Less-recognized form of substance abuse. • Just as dangerous. • Can die from 1 time use. • Prevalent in grades 6-8. • Often age if initiation is much younger (reported use in 6 yr olds). • Parents often completely unaware or refuse to believe (not my child). • Many symptoms easily confused with “usual” teen behavior

  6. INTERESTING FACTS • According to National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information- 4th most abused substance after tobacco, alcohol and marijuana. • 9 out of 10 parents are unaware or in denial their child has used inhalants.

  7. METHODS OF USE • HUFFING: • chemically soaked rag is held to the face or stuffed in the mouth and the substance is inhaled. • SNIFFING: • done directly from containers, plastic bags, clothing or rags saturated with a substance or from the product directly. • BAGGING: • substances are sprayed or deposited into a plastic or paper bag and the vapors are inhaled. This method can result in suffocation because a bag is placed over the individual's head, cutting off the supply of oxygen.

  8. PREVALANCE • Over 2.1 million kids, ages 12 - 17, have used an Inhalant to get high. • 1 out of 5 school-aged children in America has intentionally abused a common household product to get high by the time they reach the eighth grade. • Because Inhalants are easily accessible, they are as popular as marijuana among young people. • usually begins at age 10 or 11. • Children as young as six, however, begin experimenting with Inhalants. • No one knows for certain how many lives Inhalant Abuse claims each year because Inhalant Abuse deaths often are attributed to other causes.

  9. SHORT TERM EFFECTS

  10. LONG TERM EFFECTS

  11. HARMFUL IRREVERSABLE EFFECTS • hearing loss • Limb spasms • Bone marrow and central nervous system (including brain) damage.

  12. SUDDEN SNIFFING DEATH SYNDROME • Can die the first time, or any time, they try an Inhalant • Particularly associated with the abuse of air conditioning coolant, butane, propane, and the chemicals in some aerosol products. • The Inhalant causes the heart to beat rapidly and erratically, resulting in cardiac arrest.

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