Inhalants are commonly abused substances that include aerosol sprays, glue, paint thinner and gasoline. They can cause sudden death from heart problems or asphyxiation. While only 1.2% of teens use inhalants, they are physically and psychologically addictive. Symptoms of inhalant use include slurred speech, dizziness, chemical smells and paint stains on the body. The document describes a teenage girl who started abusing inhalants to cope with trauma but nearly died from her addiction before getting help.

1. Inhalants! By:Heather&Bridget

2. Teens inhale aerosol sprays, cleaning fluids, glue, paint, paint thinner, gasoline, propane, nail polish remover, correction fluid, and marker pens *Inhalants can kill you the very first time you use them.*

3. In 2002 1.2% of teens use Inhalants. 90% of teens never tried inhalants.

6. Street Terms! Bagging Glading Toliet water Moon gas Gluey Poor man's pot Bang Hardware Texas shoe shine Bullet bolt Heart-on Climax Hiagra in a bottle Snotballs Highball Discorama Satan's secret Hippie crack Dusting

8. Paint thinner

9. Toxic Magic Marker

10. Lighter fluid

11. Gasoline

12. Freon

13. Spray paint

14. Hairspray

15. Air freshener

16. Deodorant

17. Dry cleaning fluid

18. Spot remover

19. Whipped cream

21. In eighth grade student (Megan)got sexually abused by a trusted friend and she told her other friend because she was scared to tell her parents. The friend suggested to get high by using inhalants because it would escape the pain.. She joined a group of friends and began “huffing” together. The group stopped huffing because they were told it would kill you. Megan didn’t see the difference to stop because the attacker hurt her so why stop. She began being violent with her mother. Continues..

22. She decided to ride on friend car high one night. She fell off and got a concussion. Two nights later she attempted to commit suicide. They rushed her to the ER. She got help from this place called Our Home Inc. She is sixteen now and has been inhalant free for two years. She doesn’t remember much when she was huffing.

23. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inhalants