of all ethnic groups in drug abuse with an estimated 7.8% prevalence of a need for drug treatment. Some

of these substances include alcohol, marijuana, crank, cocaine, LSD, and inhalants.

Inhalants include gases and sniffing drugs which can be found in household items as common as

glue, nail polish, and spray whipped cream. The prolonged use of these solvents entails significant risk of

brain damage, while other serious health problems observed in chronic sniffers include respiratory

difficulties; liver malfunction; blood abnormalities; and nervous system damage. Other hazards may

include Sudden Sniffing Death, violent or aggressive behavior, suffocation, burns and freezing to death,

and fetal solvent syndrome. Unfortunately, laws prohibiting sale of these products, especially to minors,

Because many inhalants are ordinary products which are simply misused, they are readily available

and relatively cheap. As a result, many people, adolescents

Other proven causes of solvent abuse include multiple personal and social problems; poor

more energetic, and forget painful experiences.

Caucasians, are Hispanics and Native Americans, making teenage Native Americans primary sniffers. In

form an outreach program that would pay visits to Indian reservations. While these facilities have been

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