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Estimated
Number of Lifetime Users by Product
Total
of 1996 Inhalant Users Who Have Used During Their Lifetime - 11,909,000
Numbers
in Thousands
|
PRODUCT
|
Age
12-17
1995
1996
|
Age
18-25
1995
1996
|
Age
26-34
1995
1996
|
35
and older
1995
1996
|
Total
1995
1996
|
|
Amyl
Nitrite,
Poppers,
Locker Room
Odorizers
|
143 135
|
832631
|
1,8551,657
|
2,6232,936
|
5,4535,360
|
|
Correction
Fluid,
Degreaser,
or Cleaning Fluid
|
365399
|
475285
|
140179
|
449123
|
1,429986
|
|
Gasoline
or
Lighter Fluid
|
693417
|
655655
|
511331
|
402314
|
2,2601,717
|
|
Glue,
Shoe
Polish,
or Toluene
|
654490
|
704488
|
570392
|
778594
|
2,7061,964
|
|
Halothane,
Ether, or other
Anesthetics
|
8039
|
147117
|
94114
|
335165
|
655435
|
|
Lacquer
Thinner or other
Paint Solvents
|
407322
|
246313
|
181143
|
188182
|
1,021960
|
|
Lighter
Gases
(Butane, Propane)
|
335198
|
276282
|
93121
|
3353
|
737655
|
|
Nitrous
Oxide or
"Whippets"
|
312403
|
1,7291,995
|
1,1661,429
|
1,4501,223
|
4,6565,050
|
|
Spray
Paints
|
468319
|
257265
|
163239
|
193297
|
1,0821,120
|
|
Other
Aerosol
Sprays
|
332319
|
303270
|
108181
|
221110
|
964879
|
|
Total
|
1,6391,337
|
3,1103,006
|
3,1322,951
|
4,1354,615
|
12,016
11,909
|
Source:
US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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