Drug Related News

Inhalants:

The term inhalants refers to more than a thousand different household and commercial products that can intentionally be abused by sniffing or huffing (inhaling through ones mouth) for an intoxicating effect. (more…)

1. The highest rates of illicit drug use are found among youth ages 18-20 (between 20% and 21%) with marijuana the most commonly used illicit drug (NIDA, 1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse).

2. First use of alcohol typically begins around the age 13; marijuana around 14 (NIDA, Drug Use Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities, 1995, p.31). (more…)