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Get the facts!

Solvent Abuse. Get the facts!. Issued July 2013. Next review date July 2014. What is sniffing?. ‘Solvent abuse or sniffing’ is when everyday household products are inhaled on purpose to get high/ a buzz ’. What products do you know about?. It will never happen to me…will it?. Really?….

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Get the facts!

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  1. Solvent Abuse Get the facts! Issued July 2013. Next review date July 2014

  2. What is sniffing? ‘Solvent abuse or sniffing’ is when everyday household products are inhaled on purpose to get high/ a buzz ’. What products do you know about?

  3. It will never happen to me…will it? Really?… • Abuse of products has killed more young people under 16 than all other illegal drugs. • Many people who die from ‘sniffing’ do so on their first or second experiment; in 67% of deaths there was no evidence they were regular users or had ‘inhaled’ products before. • Total of 2390 recorded deaths.

  4. Instant death Normal Heart Beat Arrhythmia - Ventricular Fibrillation

  5. Immediate effects on the body Hallucinations Dizzy Light Headed Chronic Headaches Drowsy Blackout Runny Eyes & Nose Buzzing in the Ears Giggly Smelly Breath Spots/Sores around the mouth Difficulty Breathing Sick Drunken feeling

  6. Long term effects of inhaling

  7. The Dangers • Suffocation • Explosions • Choking on Vomit • Fatal Accidents • Heart Failure • Hallucinations

  8. Current MISuse • 3.5% of 11-15 year olds had inhaled a household product in the last year (NHS, 2012) • Over 95% of young people are not using products as drugs. Solvent AbUSE can kill instantly

  9. If you need Support www.re-solv.org.uk www.talktofrank.com Search for your local ‘Young People’s Drug and Alcohol Service’ Speak to your GP or nurse practitioner Issued July 2013. Next review date July 2014

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