It might be something totally unsuspecting, like the can of paint thinner in your garage or a bottle of correction fluid on your desk. Because spray paint, rubber glue, paint thinner, solvents and household cleaners are far more accessible and inexpensive than illegal drugs, they are more likely to be abused by children and teens ages 12-17, especially males, than by any other age group, Weiss says.
Kids can get it at home, at school, almost anyplace.
They can use them almost anyplace. A child does not have to go to a pusher to get the stuff. Young teens most common abusers About 17 million adults and children in the United States have sniffed fumes from products to get high at least once in their lifetime, according to the 1999 drug abuse report by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Inhalants are generally the first substance that children abuse, and kids who huff are more likely to later try illicit drugs like marijuana, cocaine and heroin, health experts say. Children who are pressured by friends to get high, or who live in dysfunctional families where substance abuse and violence are common, are often more willing to experiment with inhalants, the AAP says.