Arizona Study Looks At Huffing Among Local Teens

This week another study examines teenage inhalant abuse, this time in the barrio, a Spanish word meaning neighborhood. Researchers observe huffing habits of over three dozen youth against a control group in Phoenix, Arizona. The study yielded the following findings:

• Inhalant users had a history of multiple stressors, evidenced academic difficulties and the criminal justice system
• They began using drugs between the ages of 10 and 15
• They confined their drug use primarily to marijuana, alcohol, and inhalants
• The teens often came from families with drug problems
• Inhalant abusers experienced more poverty and family disruption
• They believed their friends to be favorable to their use of inhalants
• They were less involved in conventional youth activities

You can view the complete abstract and purchase the study here.