solvents

PEPPA PEER EDUCATION FACTSHEETS- SOLVENTS

(1) solvents are found in glues, fuel, petrol, correction fluid, aerosols etc and are available around the world in most shops and homes. Sniffing them can make you feel really sick and give you a headache and also give you dizziness and confusion.

(2) Like alcohol there is an increased risk of accidents especially when they are in dangerous places like on bridges, near roads and railways. Some people can faint, choke on their own vomit, have heart failure and can even get their windpipes closing up stopping them breathing.

(3) Some people can eb first timers and have died. Squirting them into your throat is more dangerous as it can kill instantly!!

(4) Long-term sniffing can cause damage to kidneys, liver, heart, lungs and even the brain. Sixty four people died from solvent abuse in 2000 which is more than one person a week. The poilice cans top people taking them in public.

(5) It is illegal for shopkeepers to sell any product to a person under the age of 18 knowing that it will be inhaled for the purpose of abuse. In addition, cigarette fuel cannot be sold to under 18s

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