The Government has offered Australia's three mobile operators, and vividwireless, renewal of their existing spectrum allocated on 15 year licences in the late 90s and early 2000s at set prices, while the Government expects to rake in $3 billion.
And, the report concludes by saying, “These findings highlight the ongoing need for prevention and treatment of inhalant use and abuse. Continuing efforts are needed among adolescents and their parents, other family members, teachers, service providers, and policymakers to increase awareness of the dangers of inhalant use."
"Awareness campaigns and prevention efforts may need targeted messages about the use of specific inhalants, such as aerosol air fresheners, aerosol sprays, and aerosol cleaning products.”
Additional information on inhalants is found at the National Institute of Drug Abuse website "NIDA InfoFacts: Inhalants."
The article states that children in grade school are abusing inhalants. It states, "Inhalants are a diverse group of volatile substances whose chemical vapors can
be inhaled to produce psychoactive (mind-altering) effects."
And, "While other abused
substances can be inhaled, the term “inhalants” is used to describe substances
that are rarely, if ever, taken by any other route of administration. A variety
of products common in the home and workplace contain substances that can be
inhaled to get high; however, people do not typically think of these products
(e.g., spray paints, glues, and cleaning fluids) as drugs because they were
never intended to induce intoxicating effects."
"Yet young children and
adolescents can easily obtain these extremely toxic substances, and are among
those most likely to abuse them."
The sobering truth is, according to the NIDA: "In fact, more 8th graders have tried inhalants
than any other illicit drug."
Please read the NIDA article to learn more about teenagers and their use and abuse of inhalants.
David Bass
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