Charles Curie
Charles Curie
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It's a silent epidemic in many ways, overshadowed and ignored perhaps because it is not considered a 'illegal' drug.
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I would call the scope of this disaster, the scale of mental health problems, unprecedented.
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These new data show that too many pre-teens and young teens are sniffing or inhaling common everyday household products with potentially disastrous, even deadly results. We hope to use this opportunity to help raise awareness among parents about the potential for danger in their own homes.
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In response to Katrina, SAMHSA has activated its disaster response plan for the Lifeline to ensure all calls are answered. In addition, information on the Lifeline is being distributed in the impacted areas through established national, state and local networks to help make the number widely available and accessible to those in need.