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To the editor:
National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week is upon us. The Jay County Drug Prevention Coalition would like to inform you of some alarming news. Items that we have in our homes can be deadly.
Inhalant abuse is the deliberate inhalation by sniffing or huffing fumes, vapors or gases from common household and commercial products for the purpose of getting high.
One in four students in America has intentionally abused a common household product to get high by the time they reach eighth grade.
More than 1,400 common household and commercial products are used for getting high. Widely used products include glue, cooking spray, paint, air freshener, felt tip markers, whipped cream cans, and hair spray. These products are used because they cheap, legal and readily available.
According to the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSUDH), approximately 22.9 million Americans age 12 and older reported using inhalants at least once during their lifetimes.
Parents, please keep your kids away from these products. Most young users don't realize how dangerous inhalants can be. Inhalants are toxic. Exposure can lead to brain damage, and can affect thinking, movement, vision, hearing, heart and lung functions. Children can die anytime they abuse an inhalant - including the first time - through Sudden Sniffing Death Symdrome.
Seek professional advice if you suspect your child is using inhalants. Call your family physician, a school nurse or the Poison Control Center at (800) 222-1222.
Parenting requires good communication skills.
Don't be afraid to ask tough questions.
Patty Johnston,
Jay County Drug
Prevention Coalition[[In-content Ad]]
National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week is upon us. The Jay County Drug Prevention Coalition would like to inform you of some alarming news. Items that we have in our homes can be deadly.
Inhalant abuse is the deliberate inhalation by sniffing or huffing fumes, vapors or gases from common household and commercial products for the purpose of getting high.
One in four students in America has intentionally abused a common household product to get high by the time they reach eighth grade.
More than 1,400 common household and commercial products are used for getting high. Widely used products include glue, cooking spray, paint, air freshener, felt tip markers, whipped cream cans, and hair spray. These products are used because they cheap, legal and readily available.
According to the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSUDH), approximately 22.9 million Americans age 12 and older reported using inhalants at least once during their lifetimes.
Parents, please keep your kids away from these products. Most young users don't realize how dangerous inhalants can be. Inhalants are toxic. Exposure can lead to brain damage, and can affect thinking, movement, vision, hearing, heart and lung functions. Children can die anytime they abuse an inhalant - including the first time - through Sudden Sniffing Death Symdrome.
Seek professional advice if you suspect your child is using inhalants. Call your family physician, a school nurse or the Poison Control Center at (800) 222-1222.
Parenting requires good communication skills.
Don't be afraid to ask tough questions.
Patty Johnston,
Jay County Drug
Prevention Coalition[[In-content Ad]]
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