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

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’

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!

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

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

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!

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.

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

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

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

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?

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: 0808 800 2345 Email: helpline@re-solv.org Or speak to someone you can trust.