Q: There are certain behaviors that may indicate inhalant abuse. These include odd smells of chemicals on your child's breath or in his room. You may also find stashed or hidden paint cans or cleaning materials around his room or around your house. He may also have stains or marks left on his hands, his clothes, or on his face from paint or markers used as inhalants. There are materials that are associated with the dispersal of inhalants. Inhalant abuse can be done using the inside of a paper or plastic bag, in balloons, or through a saturated cloth. Look for these materials in your child's room or notice if he carries them around. Immediately after inhaling the product, the person experiences a sense of euphoria as well as dizziness or faintness. They will also have incoherent or slurred speaking and poor coordination. Following this initial feeling of being high, many who abuse inhalants will experience:  Sleepiness Lack of inhibition Irritation Faintness Hallucinations or delusions  Nausea Slurred speech Changes in mood Decreased appetite If your child has been abusing inhalants for a long time, there are additional symptoms that might arise. Long-term inhalant abuse can produce apathy, depression, and poor judgment. Because inhalants affect the nervous system and increase levels of dopamine, causing great pleasure and reward, inhalant abuse can become habitual and addictive. Long-term inhalant abuse has been linked to a greater risk of STDs, including HIV/AIDS and hepatitis. There is a link between inhalant abuse and developing tumors as well as a decreased immune system. Additional dangers include bone marrow loss, hearing loss, and heart and lung damage. In some cases, inhalant abuse can cause death when the person uses a very potent or highly concentrated substance, which causes suffocation or heart attack. This has been termed sudden sniffing death. Chemicals that are associated with sudden sniffing death included chemicals from air conditioning coolant, butane, electronic contact cleaners, some aerosols, and propane.
A: Look for the behaviors associated with inhalant abuse. Learn the delivery method. Notice the behavioral and physical effects. Recognize long-term behavioral effects. Understand long-term medical effects.

Q: Even if you're a seasoned guitarist, it's still hard to hear exact notes and it can be difficult to determine whether strings and notes are flat or sharp. A chromatic tuner is an electrical device that you can plug into your guitar using a standard 1/4" instrument cable. Chromatic tuners can be purchased at most music stores or online.  If you can't buy a tuner, there are apps online that may also act as a tuner.  Some tuners will work with electric and acoustic guitars. If you want a more exact tuner, you can purchase a strobe tuner. The standard tuning on a guitar starting from the thickest string, or the 6th string, is E, A, D, g, b, e. Plug the 1/4" cable from your guitar to the input of the tuner. Strum the top string on your guitar and rotate the tuning knobs on the headstock until your tuner's needle is in the center of an E note. Continue to do this to all of your strings until your guitar is in the standard tuning. Tuning your guitar in standard tuning will enable you to hear if notes down your neck are flat or sharp. Now move down your neck and hold down the 12th fret on the high e string. The note should be the same as it was when you played the open string. If the needle on the tuner is left of the 12 o'clock position, your string is flat. If the needle is on the right side of the 12 o'clock position, it means that your string is sharp. Check the other strings to see if they are in tune just as you did with the high e string. Take note of whether your strings are flat or sharp so that you can make the proper adjustments when setting the guitar's intonation.
A: Purchase a chromatic tuner. Tune your guitar to the standard tuning. Hold down the 12th fret on the high e string and see if it's in tune. Continue to check each of the strings on the 12th fret.

Q: All bath salts start as sea salt, but if they're too processed, they can lose their beneficial qualities. Look for bath salts in packages that read "natural" or "pure." Those are the most likely to have retained their best ingredients. Pharmacies usually have high quality bath salts for purchase. Some spas do, too. If you can’t find them in a spa or pharmacy, look for reputable, natural brands in your favorite stores instead. Burt’s Bees and Roques Oneil, for example, are companies known for their natural products, and they both have a line of bath salts. Don’t buy your salts from places like smoke shops. They're not meant for use in your bath. The clearer your bath salts, the better. Clearer bath salts tend to have less additives and are probably more natural. Avoid bath salts that clump together in their container.
A: Check the packaging. Buy your salts from a reputable source. Choose salts with crystalline grains.

Q: You can purchase an exfoliating scrub at your local drug store or make your own natural scrub using salt, sugar, or coffee grounds. Scrubs work by using small granules to remove dead cells from your skin, and leave your skin feeling smooth and healthy.  Dab a bit of the scrub onto your fingertips and gently massage it into your face using small, circular motions. Pay special attention to the area under your eyes, but take care not to apply too much pressure—the skin there is very delicate and can easily be damaged. Rinse your face with warm water and pat it dry. If you don’t like the feeling of the granules, try carefully dry brushing under your eyes with a long-bristled brush. Washing with a facial cleanser containing alpha hydroxy acid is a great option for those who find exfoliating too uncomfortable or irritating to the skin. The alpha hydroxy acid works to dissolve dead skin cells rather than sloughing them away like the scrubs.  Rub a squirt of the cleanser and warm water between your hands to create a lather. Gently massage the lather onto your face for about 1 minute. Try to spend some extra time on the area under your eyes, but be careful not to get the cleanser inside of them. Rinse your face with warm water and pat it dry with a clean towel. The ingredients in an anti-acne moisturizer dry out excess oil, which helps to unclog the pores under your eyes. This may be especially effective in treating whiteheads and blackheads.  Dab a small amount of the moisturizer onto your fingertips and gently massage it into the skin under your eyes. Take care not to get the moisturizer inside of your eyes. Use this moisturizer sparingly and only apply it to the affected area to avoid over-drying. Avoid using moisturizers under your eye area that contain salicylic acid because this may irritate your eyes.
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Exfoliate if you want to slough away dead skin cells under your eyes. Use an alpha hydroxy wash if you want to dissolve the dead skin cells. Apply anti-acne moisturizer under your eyes after removing dead cells.