Aug 28, 2008

Health - Students high on whiteners;Whitener Abuse

PUNE: If your child is making too many mistakes in his homework and using whitener (correction fluid) too frequently then probably it is time you sit up and take note. The child may be addicted to the whitener and its diluter, which is a silent but rapidly growing addictive item among adolescents, that gives them a high. As the name suggests, whitener is an opaque, white fluid used to mask errors in handwritten, typewritten or printed papers. It is sold in small bottles along with a diluter, which is mostly an organic solvent (hydrocarbon) like toluene, trichloroethylene , bromopropane, methyl benzene, all of which are alcoholic, inflammable products with a pungent smell. There are some companies making water-based whiteners, but they don’t sell much since such whiteners take a long time to dry. Eraz-ex, Kores and Dendrite are among the best-known manufacturers of alcoholbased whiteners. A Pune-based school recently woke up to this addiction after four of its students were found indulging in whitener abuse, using it as an inhalant to get a high. The students who were caught revealed that they pour the whitener on a kerchief and use it as an inhalant. They also apply it on their nails and lick it. One of them said he got a high lasting for as long as three to four hours. A doctor working with the Pune based-Muktangan Deaddiction Centre, said, “Such addiction is mostly seen among adolescents from slums. But there are cases from affluent families too, where the child is under pressure due to family quarrels or other reasons. The organic solvents that come with the whitener are psychoactive when deliberately or deeply inhaled. It gives a sudden kick when it reaches the lungs. They act on the nervous system and alter brain function, resulting in temporary change in perception, mood, consciousness and behaviour .”

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