- Q: What is Volatile substance abuse?
Volatile substance abuse, or VSA, is the deliberate inhalation of a volatile substance to achieve a change in mental state. In everyday parlance, it is the sniffing of glues, gasses or aerosols.
Lots of products can be abused - most of which can be found in the home, office or school. This makes this form of abuse difficult to detect, and therefore, attractive to young people.
There is not a stereotypical VSA user. People abusing volatile substances come from all walks of life and social backgrounds, although the age at which they experiment with volatile substances is often much younger than with drugs.
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