A study finds that one in five teenagers admits abusing household inhalants, like gas and glue, to get high.
The president and CEO of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America says the most worrisome finding in the 2005 report is the decline in the risk attitudes among young people.
Steve Pasierb says a lot of teens don't understand that huffing can kill or cause brain damage. He says 64-percent of teens agree that inhalants can kill. That's down 19-percent from 2001. And he says there's a nine percent drop in the number of teens who agree that inhalants cause brain damage.
Pasierb says the report should be a wake up call to parents. He says too few parents believe their teens are at risk.
The report finds only five percent of parents believe their child has ever abused inhalants.
(Photo Credit: www.inhalants.drugabuse.gov)
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