A 13-year old Vancouver teen died after inhaling air freshener out of an aerosol can.
Inhalants are the third most widely abused drug.
Only tobacco and alcohol are more popular among drug-using youngsters. Every time kids use inhalants, they are playing Russian roulette. These chemicals enter the body quickly, either sniffed through the nasal passages or huffed through the mouth, and can linger in the brain, lungs, and circulatory system longer than alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana. Inhalants are a bigger threat than other gateway drugs. With inhalants, youngsters have a smorgasbord of easily available choices, plenty of places to take quick whiffs, and most inhalants do not cost them a dime.