Cops to issue notices to shops selling whitener to minors

  • | Wednesday | 19th September, 2018

During an interaction with adolescents addicted to whitener, they found that after inhaling the whitener, these children no more feel hungry. We are issuing notice to all shops in this regard and will action take action against those selling whitener to minors,” she said.A member of an NGO said that minors residing in slum areas are found to be addicted to whitener. As addict pours whitener on a handkerchief and uses it as an inhaler, which gives him a high for four to 10 hours.The city police have decided to shoot notices to stationary shops selling whiteners within the city limits. “We have taken serious cognizance of the rampant sale of whitener to adolescents, teenagers and even youths. There are serious health, physical as well as mental health repercussions to the addicts of such solvents, said the psychiatrist.

CLEARED SKHERSLUG: ADDICTION WORRIESAurangabad: The city police have decided to take stringent action against shops to curb rampant sale and misuse of whitener, especially since minors are getting addicted to the liquid solvent.Whitener is an opaque fluid white fluid containing organic solvents, used to erase errors in handwritten or printed papers. As addict pours whitener on a handkerchief and uses it as an inhaler, which gives him a high for four to 10 hours.The city police have decided to shoot notices to stationary shops selling whiteners within the city limits. In addition to this, a special squad headed by sub-inspector Reshma Saudagar has been tasked with initiating action against shops selling the whitener to minors.A decision in this regard was taken on Wednesday when a woman and her two kids aged 12 and seven reached the city police commissionerate. She complained that her kids were addicted to the whitener.Police commissioner Chiranjeev Prasad has termed the addiction as menace. “The number of adolescents falling prey to the trap of whitener-inhaling addiction appears to be alarming. It is high-time that the police and the society come together to deal with the menace,” he told TOI.DCP (headquarter) Deepali Dhate-Ghadge said they had formed a special squad to deal with the issue. “We have taken serious cognizance of the rampant sale of whitener to adolescents, teenagers and even youths. We are issuing notice to all shops in this regard and will action take action against those selling whitener to minors,” she said.A member of an NGO said that minors residing in slum areas are found to be addicted to whitener. During an interaction with adolescents addicted to whitener, they found that after inhaling the whitener, these children no more feel hungry. Medical professionals have confirmed that whitener abuse results in loss of appetite.Psychiatrist Meraj Quadri said that after deeply inhaling whitener, the fumes reach the lungs and even enter the nervous system, thus temporarily altering the overall behaviour and mood of the consumer. There are serious health, physical as well as mental health repercussions to the addicts of such solvents, said the psychiatrist.

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