Inhaling propane to get high, a substance found in lighter fluid and hair spray, can cause sudden sniffing death syndrome due to the cardiac effects and serious burn injuries due to the flammability factor.
Because individuals who take hypnotic medication to sleep often experience withdrawal from these drugs when they try and quit, they often become addicted to them and use them long-term for fear of going through withdrawal.
Many parents are not educated about the deadly effects that inhalants can have on the brain and the body because of the toxicity of the poisons that they contain.
The number of youth that are reportedly abusing anabolic steroids in on the rise in the United States.