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inhalants
Massachusetts Passes Bill on Inhalant Abuse
Posted on August 5, 2010
Representative Charley Murphy of Massachusetts’ 21st Middlesex district has helped facilitate the passage of a new state bill that includes treatment options for families affected by inhalant abuse.
Inhalant Use in Adolescents with Respiratory Ailments
Posted on April 5, 2010
Inhalants as a means to get high are popular among adolescents. They are easy to acquire, easy to use, and provide quick results. Inhalants are ordinary household products, such as spray paint, glue or gasoline, and are legal and available to teenagers.
Inhalants More Popular Than Marijuana Among 12-Year-Olds
Posted on March 15, 2010
More 12-year-olds have used potentially lethal inhalants than marijuana, cocaine, and hallucinogens combined, according to data released March 11 by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in conjunction with the 18th annual National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week.
Report Examines Adolescent Inhalant Use 2004 to 2006
Posted on September 29, 2009
The use and abuse of inhalants continues to be an issue of concern among the public as products are easily available and not illegal. The 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) reported on the trends of inhalant use among adolescents, or persons aged 12 to 17, in Inhalant Use and Major Depression Episode Among Youths Aged 12 to 17: 2004 to 2006.
Study Examines Inhalant Use and Abuse among Adolescents
Posted on July 27, 2009
With the vast array of substances available on the market that teens can use to achieve the desired “high”, not all are readily accessible due to cost or other obstacles. When teens discovered that they could achieve the same or a similar high from standard household items, labeled inhalants, a new threat emerged.
Huffing: Risks of Inhalant Abuse
Posted on February 10, 2009
Parents once worried about their children being offered hard drugs at school and tried to educate them against the dangers of giving in to peer pressure. What many were unaware of were the dangers that existed within their own homes and how kids were using everyday household products to get high.
