HELP!!! I caught my 11 year old sniffin white out last night!

Question

I have full custody of my 11 year old sister. It's was midnight here, so I had gone to bed. I woke up to go pee (pregnant, doing that a lot lately) and I saw her light was still on, so I opened the door to tell her it's bed time, and I caught her sniffing a bottle of white out. I took the bottle, from her, gave her a glass of water, and sent her to bed. I stayed up to make sure she didn't do this again. When I was in school, it was said you could get high from white out, so I assume it is still said. Can you actually get high from white out? What should I do about punishment? How can I make sure she doesn't do it again? What if she decides to try and get high off something else? Please help me. I don't know what to do.

Answer 1

Yes, you can get high from Whiteout! It can cause a ton of problems:

-potential "Sudden Sniffing Death" even for first-time users

-permanent brain damage

-hearing loss

-increased heart rate

-arm or leg spasms

-bone marrow damage

-liver and kidney damage

-damage to an unborn baby, if pregnant.

Chronic inhalant abusers may exhibit such symptoms as anxiety, excitability, irritability, or restlessness that can lead to violent behavior.

Your daughter has a drug problem and you need to treat it like one.