Glue sniffing in Ireland has become an epidemic of tragic proportions.
Report shows wreaths on grave of Shirley Dunbar who died from solvent abuse.
Interview with Professor P.J. Bofin, Dublin City Coroner, on abuse of solvents by children.
Interview with guidance counsellor, Tommy Coyle, explains some of the symptoms parents and teachers should look for.
Various literature and tapes on drug and solvent abuse.
Professor Bofin on the dangers of glue addiction: how it affects respiratory tract, brain and heart, sometimes up to several days after ‘sniffing’.
Tommy Coyle on how young people should inform an adult if suspicions arise about a friend becoming addicted.
The reporter is Andrew Kelly.
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