While adolescents are the primary group abusing inhalants, a study by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCADA) found that adults also abuse inhalants. An analysis of 144 Texas death certificates involving misuse or abuse of inhalants from 1988 to 1998 indicates that the average age of those who suffered inhalant deaths was 25.6 with ages ranging from 8 to 62. In the same analysis of Texas death certificates, TCADA found that the most frequently mentioned inhalant (35%) was Freon (51 deaths). Of the Freon deaths, 42 percent were students or youth (mean age of 16.4 years), and 37 percent were involved in occupations where Freon was readily available.
Source: Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Substance Abuse Trends in Texas: June 2001.
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