One in Six Teens Use Inhalants: New Inhalant Data from Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

The results of the 2013 Partnership Attitude Tracking Study have been released and show that one in six  (16%) teens have used an inhalant at least once in their lifetime.

New Inhalant Data from the Partnership for Drug-Free America

From Opposing Viewpoints:

The Partnership for a Drug Free America recently released the results of its 2008 Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS). Within the findings, some startling new inhalant related data:

Pre-teen and teen inhalant use remains steady at 11% for past year use, yet only 66% of teens report that “sniffing or huffing things to get high can kill you.”

Partnership's Response to Monitoring the Future Data

Partnership for a Drug-Free America issued a press release in response to the Monitoring the Future Study.

Under reasons for concern they note "the second area of concern is among eighth graders, where there has been a weakening in the perceived risk of using inhalants -- household products that are sniffed to get high. In 2008, this age group also reported a lower rate of disapproval of this behavior."

Partnership Releases New Parent Data

Yesterday morning at a virtual press conference (webinar) the Partnership for a Drug-Free America announced a new resource for parents. At the same time it also released its Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS) Parents 2007 Report.

PATS is “an annual study that is the largest drug-related attitudinal tracking study in the country.” The 2007 study included 1,045 parents or caregivers of children ages 10-19 (margin of error +/-3 percent).

The report includes one section regarding inhalant abuse: Chart 3 on page 8.

• “Only 1 in 4 (25%) of parents feel “extremely prepared to know the types of household products that children/teens inhalant to get high.”