Via the Re-Solv to Solvent and Volatile Substance Abuse’s Google Group:
“Toxic Terry” is a 36 year old homeless man known for “drinking petrol and sniffing lighter fluid” and he is “currently serving a four-month jail term.” He is developing a large cult following through Facebook and other social media sites which many find problematic.
Steve Lambert, director of volatile substance abuse charity Re-Solv, notes that the man’s problems “are a "tragedy" which should not be celebrated.” Lambert continues, "I think that rather than looking up to this person they should be saying this is the tragedy of a life destroyed. The message should be about what solvents can do to you.”
Lambert also highlighted the frightening fact that “on average, solvent abuse claims the life of one person every week in the United Kingdom."
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