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Maine Inhalant Abuse Prevention

Free Online Course for Parents: <http://www.inhalantabusetraining.org/>

Select Maine Parent Training

What You Will Learn
- What is Inhalant Abuse?
- Products to be Concerned About
- How Products are Abused
- Who is at Highest Risk of Abusing Inhalants
- The Dangers of Inhalant Abuse
- How Inhalants Can Cause Death
- What to Teach Your Child about Inhalants
- When and How to Get Your Child Help
The training takes about 15 - 20 minutes to complete.

The Maine Office of Substance Abuse, in partnership with the New England Inhalant Abuse Prevention Coalition, formed a statewide task force in order to identify the nature of the inhalant problem in Maine and recommend model prevention practices designed to reduce inhalant abuse.

Report: Inhalant Abuse in Maine Findings and Recommendations of the Maine Inhalant Abuse Prevention Task Force, February, 2005 (PDF)

Fact Sheets

Maine Inhalant Abuse Prevention Fact Sheet Packet (PDF 5mb)

Individual Fact Sheets (all in PDF):

• Reporting Guideline for Inhalant Abuse in Maine
• Frequently Asked Questions: Inhalant Information for the Press and Other Professionals
• Traditional and Non-Traditional Partners for Inhalant Abuse Prevention
• Key Resources in Inhalant Abuse Prevention
• Key Messages for Adults
• School, Home and Office: Examples of Inhalants and Safer Alternatives
• Sample Inhalant Abuse Prevention Messages
• Inhalant Abuse in Maine
• High Risk By County
• Inhalant Abuse and Your Body (2.29mb)
• Youth Service Providers: Inhalant Abuse Prevention and What You Can Do About It
• Criminal Justice Practitioners: What You Can Do About Inhalant Abuse
• Sample Action Plan for Inhalant Abuse Prevention
• Inhalant Abuse Check List
• What Teachers Can Do About Inhalant Abuse
• Inhalant Abuse Prevention Kit
• Parents: What You Need to Know About Inhalants
• In-State Inhalant Experts Available for Presentations/Trainings
  

Documents in PDF format require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them. Printouts of these documents are also available upon request.

Last updated: 1/08

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