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HUFFING/DRINKING RUBBING ALCOHOL

I AM NOW 21 YEARS OLD I AM ADDICTED TO ISOPROPYL RUBBING ALCOHOL I GO THRU ABOUT 1 AND A HALF BOTTLES A MONTH I LOVE THE SMELL AND I HUFF IT WHEN EVER I HAVE A CHANCE, I EVEN DRINK A TINY BIT BUT ITS MAINLY HUFFING WHAT I DO. I DONT KNOW WHY I JUST DO IT, ITS LIKE A DRUG TO ME! I FENE FOR IT AT TIMES I SNEAK AND DO IT, I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I WAS 12 IM SURE ...WHAT DAMAGE IS THIS DOING TO ME? OR WHAT DAMAGE HAVE I DONE?
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Have you experienced any other side effects or talked to your Doctor about it? I am just wondering as I had done it off and on for years. I have not done it in over 3 years. Now that I know how dangerous it is I have severe anxiety about the damage I may have done to my body. Just trying to find out what symptoms people that have done it for a long time are experiencing after inhaling rubbing alcohol over the years. I too am anemic and associate the love of the smell that I had to low iron. Any older inhalers feel free to chime in with your symptoms. If you are young and old please try and quit. Talk to your doctor and have our vitamin levels checked. This can really help pinpoint the issue and lead you to the road to recovery.

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Hi to everyone
today ive been sniffing alcohol wipes for approx 7 years on a regular basis , i am a kidney patient and it started when i began my treaments , its hard to avoid the product because its issued along with my normal supplies and i am very fond of the sensation sorry extremely fond that is .
i am 40 yrs now and i am inspired by you all to STOP !! i was going through periods of ignoring the best advice and doing it because i loved the buzz , i am going to change it from now on NO MORE !!! and i would like to thank you all i was too embrrassed to speak about it to anyone . you all have inspired me thank you
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my mom use to sniff rubbing alcohol and now she is forgetting simple stuff like the bathroom, bedroom, and who is her oldest brother or sister is. For her youngest daughter I have to watch this as she gets worse.  Don't sniff ribbing alcohol, it does kill your brain sales
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damn gurl im the same way i wish i could find the 99% ive always just smelled the 91% since i was about 14 im about to be 20 but its addicting and my boyfriend dosent know either only some friends and ive even got them addicted to smelling it to idk y its hard to stop i just got to smell it evryday i go through 2 bottles a week
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i was in the same problem i am 24 and i have 3 boys and i was addicted but i just stoped all together i went crazy but it was worth it i was prrego with my 3 child drinking rubbing alcohol and i found out he was born early for my habbits so i up and stoped now i am prego with my baby girl and im so happy im not doing it any more. and i also had cervical cancer with a leep it was taking care of. i wounder if alcohol has something to do with it...
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Hi! Dave 3147  My name sherl I to i like to inhaled rubbing alcohol when i was 22 yrs. i'm 48 and still do it . i'm on a kidney machine that's when i stated inhailing alcohol it stated with the hand sanitizers . i have been on the kidney machine since 1986 to know. I to i'm oxygen 24/7 i don't know how to stop. If you have any ideas .
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