Facts
1. More younger children abuse inhalants than older children. They are legal and inexpensive and easy for any school age or older.
2. Heart failure and death can occur within minutes after several inhalations. This is known as Sudden Sniffing Death.
3. Inhalants are sometimes referred as "gateway drugs" because they often lead to abuse of other drugs.
4. Some waring signs for inhalant abuse are runny nose, loss of appetite, depression, drunk appearance, and anxiety.
5. Inhalants are mainly household items, which is why it is so easy to get a hold of them to get high.
2. Heart failure and death can occur within minutes after several inhalations. This is known as Sudden Sniffing Death.
3. Inhalants are sometimes referred as "gateway drugs" because they often lead to abuse of other drugs.
4. Some waring signs for inhalant abuse are runny nose, loss of appetite, depression, drunk appearance, and anxiety.
5. Inhalants are mainly household items, which is why it is so easy to get a hold of them to get high.