OUR NAME IS CHANGED

We have changed our name from the NEW TRADITION COALITION to DRAW THE LINE LAWRENCE so it better fits our purpose and mission. We call on all community members to come together and DRAW THE LINE on underage drinking and drug use for a healthier and safer place to live.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

INHALANTS


Huffing and inhalant use are common types of abuse in our youth in Lawrence, Kansas. Approximately seventeen million Americans have abused inhalants at least once in their lives. Inhalant use is especially common among young children; by eighth grade one in five children has experimented with huffing at least once. Inhalants are the fourth most commonly abused substances used by children in eighth to twelfth grade, after alcohol, cigarettes and marijuana. Inhalants are easily accessible in all of our homes. Keep this in mind and look for signs. See these web links for more information.
http://teens.drugabuse.gov/mom/pdf/english/inhalants.pdf
http://www.psychiatric-disorders.com/articles/substance-abuse/inhalant-abuse.php
http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/facts/drugs-inhalants.aspx?id=search_properInhalants#

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