Another silent killer…

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Another silent killer…

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Another silent killer…. Also known as…. ….huffing…. Children don’t need a drug dealer to get hold of this lethal drug… These drugs are right under parents ’ noses…. Glue Thinners Benzene Methylated spirits Gas Aerosols Poppers Nail polish remover Petrol. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Another silent killer…

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Also known as…

….huffing…

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Children don’t need a drug dealer to get hold of this lethal drug…

These drugs are right under parents’ noses…

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Glue

Thinners

Benzene

Methylated spirits

Gas

Aerosols

Poppers

Nail polish removerPetrol

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Ignorance is our worst enemy, not the drug!

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We have billions of brain cells

Every time you sniff thinners, benzene or glue, thousands of these cells die.When brain cells die, they can never be replaced.

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After 1 month of frequent huffing, there is already permanent brain damage.

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Burned wounds sustained from huffing

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A larged, consolidated right lung caused by the infection of huffing

use

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Huffing will eventually cause one of the following…:

• Coma• Suffocation• Heart attack

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How does sudden death occur?

• Molecules flood the brain nerve cells, sedating the brain and spinal cord.

• Breathing slows down until it stops.• The heart also slows until it stops.• Coma, suffocation, cardiac arrest and

death are the result

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We need to get a G.R.I.P. on drug problems in our communities

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