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The Straight Facts on Inhalants
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The Straight Facts on Inhalants
Along with marijuana, inhalants are one of the first drugs tried by younger people and teens. Each year, more than 1% of teens are defined as users of inhalants. In all age groups, that number drops to 0.3%. Ten percent of users are believed to be addicted to their drug of choice.
Common names for Inhalants
Sniff
Poppers
Liquid incense Room deodorizer
Rush
Locker room
Common Names for Nitrous Oxide
Laughing gas
Gas
Whippets Nitrous Oxide
Nitrous
Blue bottle
Inhalants comprise a wide variety of substances, such as lighter fluid, acetone, spot remover, model glue, gasoline or paint thinner. Most are petroleum-based solvents that can be sniffed to achieve a sense of exhilaration or intoxication. They do so by depriving the brain of oxygen or by being temporarily toxic to brain cells.
Users of inhalants experience impaired perception, poor coordination and a lack of judgment. Brain damage, damage to the heart or blood vessel disease can follow. One inhalant, nitrous oxide, actually comes as a gas that produces euphoria and relaxation. Unfortunately, there are risks of kidney and liver damage, nerve damage or miscarriage with regular use.
In recent years, steps have been made to limit access to inhalants by teens and children because they make up the bulk of users of inhalants. In spite of those efforts, however, there are sources of inhalant fluids everywhere. Some kids are lucky. They survive episodes of use and gradually fall away from using altogether. Others aren't so lucky. An episode of "sniffing" can lead to irreversible brain damage or death.
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