Inhalants in Brunei

Via Bru Direct in Brunei, Southeast Asia

According to the acting assistant director of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), “Inhalants are newly preferred drug substance abused by young people in the Sultanate.”

He mentioned that it has included “sniffing kangaroo glue, thinner and nail polish” and they have caught students abusing inhalants both at home and in schools. To combat the issue the NCB will hold mobile exhibits to raise public awareness of the issue. They are even targeting weddings where they will be “able to catch the attention of guests before they enter the houses.”