Inhalants are the most popular type of drug among children 12 to 13, the report found, with more than 500,000 young teens experimenting with solvents. Lacquer thinner, paint solvents and other corrosive chemicals can dissolve the fat needed to keep brain cells and kidneys functioning, and are some of the most dangerous substances that can be inhaled for a buzz, said Tony Tomasello, director of the office of Substance Abuse Studies at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.
"They really are not all the same. Some are much more dangerous than others,” Tomasello said. “Inhalant refers to the method of putting a drug into your system, not the type of drug.”
More news at Healthfinder.gov: "For Adolescents, Inhalants are Drug of Choice".
Inhalants featured in BusinessWeek, in their Lifestyle section.
BusinessWeek also had an article called "Children On Drugs: More Common than You Realize" last September in their Working Parents section.
NewsAnchorMom posted about inhalant abuse early last week.
From About.com: "Inhalant Abuse Remains an Adolescent Problem".
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