Inhalant Abuse: A Curse to the New Generation Adolescents
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چکیده
Inhalant Abuse or commonly known as “Glue Sniffing”, has emerged as one of the important form of Drug Addiction in the present world particularly Asian countries. The mind-blowing fact remains that the children and adolescents are the common victims to it resulting in severe brain damage and behavioural abnormalities, liver and kidney failure, suffocation and even death in some cases. The inhalants are easily available in the market in the form of many domestic household products making its easy accessibility to teenagers. Government should take strict law enforcement measures to regulate the sale of such chemicals amongst the teenagers. The parents, friends and social agencies are also to take active part in its prevention and necessary care-giving to an addict.
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