Information AboutInhalant |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT INHALANT | |
| psychoactive drugs | |
| health risks | |
| substance-related disorders | |
| inhalants | |
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Inhalants are substances that are Inhaled for a variety of reasons including the administration of Medicine and the intake of Psychoactive Drugs . Medicines administered via inhalation are sometimes delivered by an Inhaler or Nebulizer . A common example is the use of an inhaler to administer Asthma medication. A diverse group of organic solvents, volatile substances, and propellant gases are inhaled for their Psychoactive effects, which range from an alcohol-like intoxication and euphoric "high" to Hallucinations . Due to the toxic and life-threatening effects of some of these drugs, the use of some of some of these chemicals as inhalants is restricted and even criminalized in some jurisdictions. DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH PSYCHOACTIVE INHALANTS Inhalant drugs are often used by children, teenagers, incarcerated or institutionalized people, and impoverished people, because these solvents and gases are ingredients in hundreds of legally-available, inexpensive products, such as Aerosol Spray Cans , Adhesive s and rubber cements, Deodorant Sprays , Hair Spray , Air Fresheners , Gasoline , Lighter Fluid , Paint , and Paint Thinner . Dangerous effects Some psychoactive inhalant users are injured or killed due to the effects of inhaling these solvents or gases, which can cause used in some fuels {Link without Title} {Link without Title} ) or due to dangerous behavior while they are intoxicated on these drugs. The inhaling of certain solvents can cause irreversible effects such as hearing loss, limb spasms, and damage to the central nervous system and brain {Link without Title} . Serious but potentially reversible effects include liver and kidney damage and blood oxygen depletion. Death from inhalants is usually caused by a very high concentration of fumes. Deliberately inhaling from an attached paper or plastic bag or in a closed area greatly increases the chances of suffocation. Death statistics Precise statistics on deaths caused by inhalant abuse are difficult to determine, as it is considered a dramatically under-reported cause of death due to the common result of a cause-of-death determination being attributed to the side-effects of inhalant abuse (such as a blood vessel rupture in the brain or a heart attack) rather than to the abuse itself {Link without Title} . Inhalant use or abuse was mentioned on 144 death certificates in Texas during the period 1988-1998 and was reported in 39 deaths in Virginia between 1987 and 1996 from acute voluntary exposure to abused inhalants {Link without Title} . Legal issues Most inhalant solvents and gases are not regulated under illegal drug laws such as the United States' Controlled Substances Act . However, many US states and Canadian cities have placed restrictions on the sale of some solvent-containing products to minors, particularly for products widely associated with "sniffing", such as model cement. The practice of Inhaling such substances is sometimes colloquially referred to as huffing, '''sniffing''' (or "glue-sniffing"), '''dusting''', or '''chroming'''. METHODS OF PSYCHOACTIVE INHALANT USE AND EFFECTS Inhalant users inhale vapors or aerosol propellant gases using plastic bags held over the mouth or by breathing from an open container of solvents, such as gasoline or paint thinner. Nitrous oxide gases from whipped cream aerosol cans and aerosol hairspray or non-stick frying spray is sprayed into plastic bags; some users may filter the aerosolized particles out with a rag. Some gases such as propane and butane gases are inhaled directly from the canister. |
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