16-Year-Old Dies from
Inhaling Air Freshener
Did He Know the Risk?
Drugs. When someone hears this word they usually think of heroin, meth, pain pills, marijuana and others. What if I were to tell you that drugs could also be found at your house, the dollar store or even the local gas station?
Inhalant abuse is very dangerous and more common than you might realize. These items are available, for purchase at cheap prices and most people never suspect ill-intended use of a product.
Loved ones could be using inhalants and you wouldn’t notice until serious damage has been done. According to international statistics, “A US survey, combining data from 2002 to 2006, found that an annual average of 593,000 teens aged 12 to 17 had used inhalants for the first time in the year before they took the survey.“ And “One state in the US averaged more than 3,800 emergency room visits and 450 hospitalizations a year due to inhalant poisonings, according to statistics released in 2008.“
The effects and damage caused by inhalant abuse, are usually rapidly setting in and can even be permanent or fatal.
- Slurred speech
- Drunk, dizzy or dazed appearance
- Inability to coordinate movement
- Hallucinations and delusions
- Hostility
- Apathy
- Impaired judgment
- Unconsciousness
- Severe headaches
- Rashes around the nose and mouth
- Prolonged sniffing of these chemicals can induce irregular and rapid heartbeat and lead to heart failure and death within minutes.
- Death from suffocation can occur by replacing oxygen in the lungs with the chemical, and then in the central nervous system so that breathing ceases.
A mother said:
“Tomorrow is the sixth anniversary of our son Justin’s death. He was 16. He died from inhaling air freshener, an act of inhalant abuse.
His senseless death rocked the worlds of all who knew him.
Justin was an honors student who loved life and embraced it with enthusiasm… He was a source of inspiration for many… I will always be haunted by the question of whether Justin would be with us today had he known about the risks he was taking.” —Jackie
Know the signs and how to spot an inhalant user. If you find yourself or a loved one abusing inhalants, the time to seek help is now.
Contact Narconon Arrowhead today.
