The number of inhalant abusers in Signapore has decreased from 2009.
The number caught went from 600 in 2009 to 499 in 2011.
Youths continue to make up the primary abusers.
The Central Narcotics Bureau is working to promote education and safety throughout Singapore.
Via todayonline.com in Singapore
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Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Inhalant Abuse Decreases in Singapore
Via Asia One in Singapore:
Interesting inhalant numbers included in the article
- 504 inhalant abusers were arrested last year, a 16% point drop from 600 in 2009"
- The number of new inhalant abusers fell from 398 in 2009 to 343 in 2010, a 14% point decrease.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Inhalant Abuse Arrests Down in Singapore
From Channel News Asia in Singapore:
Interesting inhalant related stat in the article: “As for inhalant abuse, the situation improved, with arrests dropping 11%”
Interesting inhalant related stat in the article: “As for inhalant abuse, the situation improved, with arrests dropping 11%”
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Man Attacks Corpse, Blames Inhalants
From The Strait Times (May 21):
A judge handed down a 30-week sentence to a Singapore man who strangled and slapped a corpse. The sentence was one of three he has received in the last 12 months. Last October the 35-year-old was charged with theft for stealing a mobile phone. In March, he was punished for an inhalant-related offense.
This time, charged separately for huffing and indignity toward a human corpse, the man pleaded for leniency. He claimed was under the influence of inhalants which impaired his judgment.
A judge handed down a 30-week sentence to a Singapore man who strangled and slapped a corpse. The sentence was one of three he has received in the last 12 months. Last October the 35-year-old was charged with theft for stealing a mobile phone. In March, he was punished for an inhalant-related offense.
This time, charged separately for huffing and indignity toward a human corpse, the man pleaded for leniency. He claimed was under the influence of inhalants which impaired his judgment.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Mephedrone Abuse
The article highlights a frightening new trend in teenage substance abuse: Mephedrone.
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Inhalants in Singapore
From Channel News Asia from Singapore:
Towards the end of the article, an interesting inhalant related note:
“Back home, there's another trend - more youths aged below 20 nabbed for inhalant abuse last year. They made up three quarters of such arrests. To tackle this, the bureau said it will go straight to the root of the problem. It will advise shopkeepers on controlling the sale of inhalant products and organise talks in schools.”
Towards the end of the article, an interesting inhalant related note:
“Back home, there's another trend - more youths aged below 20 nabbed for inhalant abuse last year. They made up three quarters of such arrests. To tackle this, the bureau said it will go straight to the root of the problem. It will advise shopkeepers on controlling the sale of inhalant products and organise talks in schools.”
Friday, April 17, 2009
Singapore Anti-inhalant Abuse Campaign 2008
Partnership for a Drug-Free Singapore recently posted a series of anti-inhalant abuse ads. Please click here to view the four videos:
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Success in Singapore Inhalant Program
From the Straits Times in Singapore
The Central Narcotics Bureau reports success in its fight against inhalant abuse. In 2007 there were 644 inhalant abuse related arrests. In 2008 that number dropped 5% to 615.
Tactics used include “a series of measures since September 2007, including visits to shops that sell glue, preventive education talks and various collaborations with schools and other agencies.”
The Central Narcotics Bureau reports success in its fight against inhalant abuse. In 2007 there were 644 inhalant abuse related arrests. In 2008 that number dropped 5% to 615.
Tactics used include “a series of measures since September 2007, including visits to shops that sell glue, preventive education talks and various collaborations with schools and other agencies.”
Thursday, December 18, 2008
New Anti-Inhalant Campaign in Singapore
From a blog in Singapore:
The National Council Against Drug Abuse (NCADA) has released a new inhalant abuse prevention campaign. The project includes a series of outdoor ads depicting through letters, people's real life experiences with inhalant abuse.
Additionally, four spots are “running in movie theatres and on TV mobile as well as executions on train station platforms and public toilet doors.”
The National Council Against Drug Abuse (NCADA) has released a new inhalant abuse prevention campaign. The project includes a series of outdoor ads depicting through letters, people's real life experiences with inhalant abuse.
Additionally, four spots are “running in movie theatres and on TV mobile as well as executions on train station platforms and public toilet doors.”
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Two Fall 9 Stories After Huffing in Singapore
From the Strait Times in Singapore:
The bodies of a 15 year-old girl and a 22-year old man were found “lying side by side, both clad in T-shirts and shorts” at the bottom of an apartment building.
Two pairs of slippers, a stool, and a “can of industrial glue in a plastic bag” were found nine stories above where the bodies were discovered. The girl was a local student and the man was “her older brother's friend” whom she considered “as her godfather.”
Her school principal said the “school was saddened by the death of a 'friendly, sociable and outgoing' student.”
The article notes two interesting points about inhalant abuse in that region.
1. “Dying from glue sniffing is rare, according to the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB). However, there have been a few cases in the Coroner's Court over the past two years where people who had fallen from height had apparently sniffed glue before they died.”
2. “Cases of inhalant abuse among youth here are on the rise. The CNB said 352 glue-sniffers were caught in the first half of this year, and 644 nabbed last year. In 2006, it was 403.”
The bodies of a 15 year-old girl and a 22-year old man were found “lying side by side, both clad in T-shirts and shorts” at the bottom of an apartment building.
Two pairs of slippers, a stool, and a “can of industrial glue in a plastic bag” were found nine stories above where the bodies were discovered. The girl was a local student and the man was “her older brother's friend” whom she considered “as her godfather.”
Her school principal said the “school was saddened by the death of a 'friendly, sociable and outgoing' student.”
The article notes two interesting points about inhalant abuse in that region.
1. “Dying from glue sniffing is rare, according to the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB). However, there have been a few cases in the Coroner's Court over the past two years where people who had fallen from height had apparently sniffed glue before they died.”
2. “Cases of inhalant abuse among youth here are on the rise. The CNB said 352 glue-sniffers were caught in the first half of this year, and 644 nabbed last year. In 2006, it was 403.”
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Increase in Inhalant Abuse Rates in Singapore
From the Strait Times:
The article notes, “There were 352 inhalant abusers caught in the first six months, about the same as last year's 347 arrests.”
The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) has established a “formal Case Management Reporting Framework” for schools “to report all inhalant abuse cases to the anti-narcotics agency.” The article continues, “Inhalant abuse will, for the first time, be the main focus of the National Council against Drug Abuse's annual anti-drug campaign.”
The article notes, “There were 352 inhalant abusers caught in the first six months, about the same as last year's 347 arrests.”
The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) has established a “formal Case Management Reporting Framework” for schools “to report all inhalant abuse cases to the anti-narcotics agency.” The article continues, “Inhalant abuse will, for the first time, be the main focus of the National Council against Drug Abuse's annual anti-drug campaign.”
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Singapore Inhalant Abuse
There are worrisome trends internationally as of late. On Friday, The Earth Times published an article called "Glue-Sniffing Making a Comeback in Singapore". According to the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), the number of inhalant problems have risen from 120 in 2005 to 644 in 2007, a jump of nearly five and half times in just two years.
Other statistics provided are causing alarm: seven in ten caught were under 20 years old, and four out of five were male. 65% were still in school.
According to S. Vijakumar, the CNB deputy director, the three most common reasons for abusing glue are boredom, peer pressure, and curiosity.
Glue sniffing has been a problem in the past, spiking in 1987 when 1,112 abusers were caught. According to TODAYonline, the Intoxicating Substances Act was passed in retaliation and caused the 18-year decline.
The consquences for sniffing glue can be six months of jail time and a maximum fine of 2,000 Singapore dollars ($2,700). An alternative sentence is six months of CNB counselling.
Other statistics provided are causing alarm: seven in ten caught were under 20 years old, and four out of five were male. 65% were still in school.
According to S. Vijakumar, the CNB deputy director, the three most common reasons for abusing glue are boredom, peer pressure, and curiosity.
Glue sniffing has been a problem in the past, spiking in 1987 when 1,112 abusers were caught. According to TODAYonline, the Intoxicating Substances Act was passed in retaliation and caused the 18-year decline.
The consquences for sniffing glue can be six months of jail time and a maximum fine of 2,000 Singapore dollars ($2,700). An alternative sentence is six months of CNB counselling.
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