1. X X
Solvent Misuse X X
Inhaling
Tooting
Glue sniffing
Get the facts!

2. What is ‘Sniffing’? Glues Aerosols Gases Petrol
‘Sniffing’ is when everyday household products are breathed in on purpose to get ‘high’.
These include:
Glues
Aerosols
Gases
Petrol
When these products are used for their correct use they are perfectly safe but when ‘sniffed’ can be deadly!
There is no such thing as ‘safe sniffing’

3. Get the Facts… What’s in danger? All these are at risk! Your body
Your mind
Your life
Get the facts
All these are at risk!

4. Spots/sores around the mouth
Your Body
Dizzy
High
Light headed
Chronic headaches
Blackout
Drowsy
Buzzing in the ears
Runny eyes &nose
Clumsy
Smelly breath
Spots/sores around the mouth
Difficulties breathing
Acting drunk
Sick

5. Your Mind Can’t concentrate Act crazy Hallucinate Frightened Violent &
Aggressive
Not in control

6. Solvents can kill instantly at anytime!
Your Life!
INSTANT DEATH!
Suffocation
Explosions
Choking on vomit
Fatal Accidents
HEART FAILURE
Solvents can kill instantly at anytime!

7. It Will Never Happen To Me!
Won’t it?
Check this out …
‘Sniffing’ kills more young
people than illegal drugs.
70% of solvent deaths are under the age of 19.
Many people who die from ‘sniffing’ do so on their first or second experiment; there is no evidence they have ‘sniffed’ before.

8. Certain products if used everyday can damage:
Long-Term Damage
Certain products if used everyday can damage:
Normal Healthy Brain
The Brain
Nervous System
Liver
Kidney
Lungs
Testicles
Damaged Brain

9. The Consequences
‘Sniffing’ affects the part of the brain that tells you what’s right and wrong. So when people are ‘high’ they do silly things they wouldn’t normally do, which could result in:
Criminal Record
Broken Friendships
Ruined Career
Disfigurement – burns
Pregnancy
Sexually Transmitted Diseases

10. Why Do It? What Could U do Instead?
Curiosity
To get ‘high’
Escape
Coz friends do it
Bored
For a laugh
Unhappy
Stressed out
Being bullied

11. The Facts Are… Is it worth the risk?
The vast majority of young people don’t ‘sniff’ They don’t think its cool, they think it’s stupid.
‘Sniffing’ doesn’t make your problems go away It may make you feel good for a short while but when it stops nothings changed.
You are 1 in a million! There is no one else like you on this planet.
Your life is too important to waste.
The facts are
Is it worth the risk?

12. What can YOU do? 0808 800 2345 Re-Solv’s National Freephone Helpline:
If you know someone is ‘sniffing’:
Encourage them to seek help.
Be there for them
Tell someone
If you are ‘sniffing’ think:
Why are you doing it?
Do you want to get help?
What are the personal risks to you?
For more information on how to get help contact:
Re-Solv’s National Freephone Helpline:
Or speak to someone you can trust.