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Inhalant use: Is your child at risk?

What are the risks of inhalant abuse? What are the warning signs of inhalant abuse? What's the best way to prevent inhalant abuse? Content What are inhalants? What does it mean to huff an inhalant? What are the risks of using inhalants? What are the warning signs of inhalant use? What's the best way to prevent inhalant use? What if I find my child huffing?

What are inhalants?

More than 1,000 products are used as inhalants. Many of them ordinary household goods, including:

  • Nail polish remover
  • Household cleaners
  • Deodorants
  • Cooking spray
  • Typewriter correction fluid
  • Glue
  • Rubber cement
  • Paint thinner
  • Butane lighter fluid
  • Shoe polish
  • Spray paint
  • Markers
  • Gasoline
  • Aerosol whipped cream

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