Teen Drug Use Trends: What's in Your Cupboards?
Kids Can Get High Off of Household Products, from White Out to Nutmeg
There are over 1,000 over the counter products your child can get high from. From spices to cleaners, you definitely have them in your home. Some take no preparation to get high off of like pills and medicines. Others do require a little more work, but the information on how to prepare them is easily found.
Kids as young as 12 years old are likely to use these drugs. The products are every where and can be bought by them legally and easily at the grocery store with no questions asked. The idea that these drugs are not so bad because they are so easily available is also common amongst kids.
The danger you should be aware of are that these are lethal enough to cause death on the very first use. Kids who don't die from usage develop brain damage, suffer from kidney failure and or loss of consciousness.
Some of the products include cough and cold medicine (liquid and pill form), prescriptions for pain management ADD and ADHD, poppy seeds, nutmeg, nail polish remover, energy drinks, spray paint, solvents, rubber glue, household cleaners, felt tip markers, white out, air freshener, butane, cooking spray, gasoline, deodorant spray, fabric protector spray, whipping cream aerosols, and hair spray.
As you can see some of the products you wouldn't think twice about allowing the child to have right in their room (nail polish remover and hair spray). This list just covers a fraction of the products your child could die from trying to use to get high.
Some warning signs you should look for that a child may be using are:
Acting intoxicated
Lightheadedness
Dizziness
Loss of inhibitions
Excitation followed by drowsiness
Slurred speech
Euphoria
Hallucinations or delusions
Glassy/glazed eyes
Loss of appetite
Chemical smells coming from their child's breath or clothing
Signs of paint or other products on the face or fingers
Missing household products
If you feel a child may need help stopping these activities you can contact CHPA www.chpa-info.org , Five Moms www.FiveMoms.com and A Dose of Prevention www.doseofprevention.org .
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