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It's the Third World within the First World.
"Inhalant drugs are often used by children, teenagers, incarcerated or institutionalized people, and impoverished people, because these solvents and gases are legally available and inexpensive. However, most users tend to be adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17. In some countries, chronic, heavy inhalant use is concentrated in marginalized, impoverished communities."
This is the case in Canada, where the sight of native youngsters inhaling gasoline is not rare.
"Inhalant use is socially determined. Canada's First Nations are afflicted with poverty, poor housing, high levels of unemployment and incarceration, emerging epidemics of diabetes and HIV/AIDS, high rates of disability and inadequate health care. "
For more information: [link] and [link] .
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The inspiration of this piece actually comes from a particular documentary on the aboriginal youth in Canada. The sight of seeing native youth inhaling gasoline in the attempt of tasting "happiness" while damaging their bodies is absolutely heartbreaking.

Canada is a resourceful country where everything is taken for granted: we have immense reserve of water and gas; we are technologically advanced; plus, peace and liberalism lighten this landmass... However, another reality is seen in the isolated aboriginal communities: it's another world that is haunted by poverty, violence and depression.

It is like a darkened and foreign world inside ours; it is a Third World within a First World.

The First World belongs to us, but not to them, even if we are united by one title: Canadian.
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This piece is the coloured and finalized version of [link] .
Art by ~RabbitL
Critics & comments are welcome ;D

Description
It's the Third World within the First World.
"Inhalant drugs are often used by children, teenagers, incarcerated or institutionalized people, and impoverished people, because these solvents and gases are legally available and inexpensive. However, most users tend to be adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17. In some countries, chronic, heavy inhalant use is concentrated in marginalized, impoverished communities."
This is the case in Canada, where the sight of native youngsters inhaling gasoline is not rare.
"Inhalant use is socially determined. Canada's First Nations are afflicted with poverty, poor housing, high levels of unemployment and incarceration, emerging epidemics of diabetes and HIV/AIDS, high rates of disability and inadequate health care. "
For more information: [link] and [link] .
__________________________________

The inspiration of this piece actually comes from a particular documentary on the aboriginal youth in Canada. The sight of seeing native youth inhaling gasoline in the attempt of tasting "happiness" while damaging their bodies is absolutely heartbreaking.

Canada is a resourceful country where everything is taken for granted: we have immense reserve of water and gas; we are technologically advanced; plus, peace and liberalism lighten this landmass... However, another reality is seen in the isolated aboriginal communities: it's another world that is haunted by poverty, violence and depression.

It is like a darkened and foreign world inside ours; it is a Third World within a First World.

The First World belongs to us, but not to them, even if we are united by one title: Canadian.
__________________________________
This piece is the coloured and finalized version of [link] .
Art by ~RabbitL
Critics & comments are welcome ;D