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Start Talking Before They Start Drinking
Inhalant use is a widespread problem for young people. Nearly 1 in 10 8th-graders reports using inhalants in the past year, and 1 in 6 reports having used inhalants at some time in his or her life.
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Sources for Practice What You Preach

1, 2 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, June 3, 2003. Children Living with Substance-Abusing or Substance-Dependent Parents, last referenced 1/8/07.

3 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Start Talking Before They Start Drinking, last referenced 3/2/07.

4 Markel, H. 2005. Parents and Substance Abuse; Medscape Pediatrics, 7 (1).

5 National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2003. Preventing Drug Abuse among Children and Adolescents, Second Edition-In Brief, last referenced 1/8/07.

6 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. It's Not Your Fault!, last referenced 1/8/07.

7 Office of National Drug Control Policy. Keeping Your Kids Drug-Free: A How-To Guide for Parents and Caregivers, last referenced 1/8/07.

8 Office of National Drug Control Policy. Enforcing the Rules, last referenced 1/8/07.

9 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, February 13, 2004. Alcohol Dependence or Abuse among Parents with Children Living in the Home, last referenced 1/8/07.

10 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. It's Not Your Fault!, last referenced 1/8/07.

11 SAMHSA's Family Guide, 2006. Someone Is Watching You, last referenced 1/8/07.

12 Markel, H. 2005. Parents and Substance Abuse; Medscape Pediatrics, 7 (1).
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