INHALANTS

SHORT TERM EFFECTS

• Euphoria, or a feeling of quick excitement
• Slurred speech
• Hallucinations
• Lack of coordination
• Delusions
• Headache
• Dizziness

LONG TERM EFFECTS

• An unusual smell of chemicals on the breath or clothing
• Nausea
• Loss of appetite
• Depression
• Lack of coordination
• Slurred speech
• Household chemical stains on clothing, face or hands
• Irritability

FUN FACTS

• Over 2.1 million kids, ages 12-17, have used an inhalant to get high.
• 1 out of 5 school-aged children in the U.S. has intentionally abused a common household product to get high by the time they reach eighth grade.
• Cause limb spasms
• Cause hearing loss
• Damage the lungs, kidneys, and your liver.

FUN FACTS PT.2

• Can cause tremors and uncontrollably shaking
• Cause muscle weakness.
• Abnormal heart rhythm and sudden death.
• Because inhalant abuse deaths are often attributed to other causes, no one will know for certain how many lives are taken by inhalant abuse.

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