Adults now 'huffing' more than kids

[madinmaryland]

It’s called huffing – inhaling chemical vapors to get high. It's usually associated with teenage drug abuse, but a new report suggests that's not really the case. The majority of Americans abusing inhalants are not children but adults, according to a study from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

More than 1 million adults were “huffing” last year, according to SAMHSA’s newly released “Data Spotlight Study,” based on data from treatment facilities across the country.

That’s more than those who used crack or LSD, Heroin or PCP. In fact, the study found 54% of all people who sought treatment in 2008 were adults over age 18.

“Inhalant abuse is an equal opportunity killer that does not discriminate on the basis of age, background or gender,” said Dr. H. Westley Clark, director of SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. “Although we have been understandably focused for many years on the dangers of huffing poses to our kids, these new data highlight the need for everyone to be aware of and effectively address the serious risks it poses to adults and all segments of our society.”

Read more: http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/17/adults-now-huffing-more-than-kids/?hpt=Sbin

[LynneSin]

1. Nice picture of yourself there

You lose some weight recently?

[SteppingRazor]

2. Makes sense. The kids all know where to get real drugs. It's their parents that need the paint.

:popcorn:

[Taverner]

3. Huffing is the Drug of Choice for those who have lost all hope

[MiddleFingerMom]

4. We need to be aware of the "gateway drug" for huffing:

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