Get the facts!Get the facts!Issued July 2013. Next review date July 2014

‘Solvent abuse or sniffing’ is when everyday household products are inhaled on purpose to get high/ a buzz ’.

What products do you know

about?

What is sniffing?What is sniffing?

It will never happen to me…will it?

It will never happen to me…will it?

Really?…• Abuse of products has killed more young people under 16 than all other illegal drugs.• Many people who die from ‘sniffing’ do so on their first or second experiment; in 67% of deaths there was no evidence they were regular users or had ‘inhaled’ products before.

•Total of 2390 recorded deaths.

Instant deathInstant deathNormal Heart BeatNormal Heart Beat

Arrhythmia - Ventricular FibrillationArrhythmia - Ventricular Fibrillation

Immediate effects on the body

Immediate effects on the body

Runny Eyes & Nose

Spots/Sores around the

mouth

Smelly Breath

Blackout

Difficulty Breathing

Sick

Chronic Headaches

Dizzy

Drowsy

Light Headed

Drunken feeling

Buzzing in the Ears

Hallucinations

Giggly

Long term effects of inhaling Long term effects of inhaling

The DangersThe Dangers• Suffocation

• Explosions

• Choking on Vomit

• Fatal Accidents

• Heart Failure

• Hallucinations

 

Norfolk coroner’s concern over widespread solvent abuse after ruling teenager’s death was accidental…15 year old died accidentally from butaneBy DAVID FREEZER Wednesday, January 16, 2013 6:30 AM

 

Current MISuse• 3.5% of 11-15 year olds had inhaled a household

product in the last year (NHS, 2012)

• Over 95% of young people are not using

products as drugs.

Solvent AbUSE can kill instantly

If you need Supportwww.re-solv.org.uk

www.talktofrank.com

Search for your local ‘Young People’s Drug and Alcohol Service’

Speak to your GP or nurse practitioner

Issued July 2013. Next review date July 2014