One study found that 20 percent of kids have tried it by eighth grade, yet 95 percent of parents said their children would never do such a thing - and few kids show signs of abuse until the late stages, Heiss says. He knew more about inhalants than most parents, yet there were important things he didn't know. I didn't know about Sudden Sniffing Death. I didn't know about the brain damage. He also didn't know it was habituating - that it might not be easy for Wade to stop.
Experts say education is the solution.
Chemo Task Force members go to schools to warn kids of the dangers, and they recently persuaded a manufacturer to reformulate the cleaner to make it less appealing to kids. We've seen a 10 to 15 percent drop in the number of kids who say they've tried it. Deloris Jordan, author of Family First and mother of basketball star Michael Jordan, is spokeswoman for a national coalition to fight inhalant abuse. We have to know what products in our home can harm our children. What you can do Educate youngsters about the dangers of inhalants.