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Created by Team TQ0310171 on March 13, 2003
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| Inhalants
An inhalant is a chemical substance that you breath. It has mind altering effects. Most people who abuse inhalants are between the ages of 14 or 15. More than a thousand substances have vapors that can be abused as inhalants. Most inhalants are cleaning products. These cleaning products remove fatty substances from the brain cells which cause brain damage. The first time a person uses an inhalant it can kill them. Doctors think the reason for death is heart failure which is caused by an irregular heart beat. Inhalants also cause hearing loss, suffocation, damage to the nerves and bone marrow. Someone who has taken inhalants acts as if they are dizzy or drunk, Their senses are mixed-up and the world around them may seem abnormal. |
