Young readers are warned that the sniffing or "huffing" of fumes from houehold products, aerosols, solvents and other common chemicals is a practice so potentially dangerous that users have died on their first experiment with it.

They learn that the short- and long-term effects of inhalants range from possibly permanent loss of bladder and bowel control to irreversible brain and organ damage, blood diseaes, heart attacks and sudden death.

The signs that someone is using inhalants are described. The strong anti-use message includes a series of suggestions on how to say no to someone urging experimentation with inhalants.

Readers are encouraged to conduct further research at In the Know Zone, Fox Pro Media's free drug abuse information website.