It is estimated that the average home contains over thirty sniffable products. They include glue, lighter fuel, petrol and aerosols. The average home contains over 30 sniffable products. People use drugs for a huge variety of reasons. Using solvents is not necessarily evidence of a problem.
Studies show that even the most well adjusted young people experiment with drugs.
Regular users - some young people go through a phase, sniffing regularly for a period of months, then stopping. If young people have serious problems in their life, sniffing solvents may seem like a way of coping with them. This group may require professional help. For some, the effects of solvents are similar to alcohol. Users feel drowsy and unsteady on their feet.