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Inhalants
Most parents are in the dark regarding the popularity and dangers
of inhalant use. However, children are quickly discovering common
household products which are inexpensive to obtain, easy to hide
and the easiest way to get high.
What
are the commonly abused products?
Inhalants can be any of the following: gasoline, air-conditioner
refrigerant, ink, liquid white out, ink pens and markers, paint,
butane, cooking spray, and even canned whipped cream (commonly
abused for the nitrous oxide), as well as thousands of other
products.
THE MOST COMMON INHALANT
OF ABUSE WE SEE ADOLESCENTS USING IS NITROUS OXIDE, n2o.
According to the National Inhalant Prevention Coalition (1999),
inhaling dangerous products is a problem in the country. More
than a million people used inhalants to get high in 1997. By
the time a student reaches the 8th grade, one in five will have
used inhalants (National Inhalant Prevention Coalition).
Most drug abuse counselors, school staff and emergency room personnel
would agree inhalants are extremely dangerous to anyone who uses
them. Take a look at the following effects.
CLICK HERE TO READ A 2002 SACRAMENTO BEE ARTICLE ON INHALANTS
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What are
the effects of inhalant use?
LONG TERM
EFFECTS
· Potential Sudden Sniffing Death at any use, even the
first time (death !!!, on the first use or the 100th use)
· Short term memory loss
· Hearing loss
· lung damage
· loss of coordination
· slurred speech
· Limb spasms
· Permanent brain damage
· Bone marrow damage
· Liver and kidney damage
· muscle wasting
· Loss of sense of smell
· Possible fetal effects similar to fetal alcohol syndrome
· destruction of the myelin sheath which serves to protect
neurons
· visual distortion
click here for pictures and other
specific information about
Nitrous Oxide
 
Inhalant use is very deadly.
To read an article from the Sacramento Bee & Jon Daily
regarding "420" click
here "420"
To read an
article from the Sacramento Bee on Inhalants
click here
To learn more about
the other drugs click on the Marijuana
Methamphetamaine/Crank/Cocaine
Ritalin & Adderall
Alcohol
Hallucinogens/Psychedelics:
LSD, Ecstacy,Mushroom
Special
"K"-Ketamine
DXM
is dextromethorphan
Nicotine
Opiates
Oxycontin
Vicodin
Inhalants:
Nitrous Oxide, paint, etc.
Poppers
GHB
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