| Inhalants are breathable chemical vapors that produce psychoactive (mind-altering) effects. A variety of products in the home and in the workplace contain substances that can be inhaled. Many people do not think of these products, such as spray paints, glues, and cleaning fluids as drugs because they were never meant to be used to achieve an intoxicating effect. Yet, young children and adolescents can easily obtain them and are among those most likely to abuse these extreme toxic substances. |
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- (paint thinner, glues, gasoline)
- (butane lighters, hellium, propane)
- (hair sprays, whipping cream, spray paint)
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- Sniff or snort fumes from containers
- Spray aerosols directly into nose or mouth
- "Huff" fumes from an inhalant soaked rag stuffed into the mouth
- Sniff fumes sprayed into a paper or plastic bag
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- Slurred speach
- Drunk, dizzy, or dazed appearance
- Unusual breath odor
- Chemical smell on clothing
- Paint stains on body or face
- Red eyes
- Runny nose
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The documents below are provided in Adobe PDF format. Adobe Reader required.
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Underage Drinking on Guam: A Concern for the Community (File size: 45KB) |
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The Reality of Alcohol Ads: You Need To Know! Alcool Ads Mislead Youth (File size: 30KB) |
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Alcohol Use and Abuse on Guam. Know the facts! (File size: 43KB) |
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Treatment: A Step Towards Recovery (File size: 49KB) |
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Kick Butts Industry Fact Sheet (File size: 189KB) |
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Tobacco Quit Fact Sheet (File size: 167KB) |
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Tobacco Vendor Fact Sheet(File size: 172KB) |
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Choose To Quit Brochure (File size: 655KB) |
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Inhalant Fact Sheet(File size: 114KB) |
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Inhalant List: Products with the potential for Inhalant Abuse (File size: 22KB) |
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Inhalant Press Release (File size: 23KB) |
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Guam Public Law 28-25: Regulated the sale of inhalants to minors (File size: 16KB) |
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Inhalant Prevention Guide (File size: 1,190KB) |
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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Inhalant Fact Sheet (File size: 339KB) |
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CSAP, Prevention Talk - Inhalant Use on The Rise (File size: 19KB) |
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National Inhalant Prevention Coalition |
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SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) |
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CBS News Online "Huffing Can Kill Your Child" |
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Consumer/Survivor Mental Health Information |
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Fetal Alchol Spectrum Disorders |
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Coalition 21 |
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Inafa'maolek |
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