Inhalants
Written by Juvin Ang on 2:10 AMInhalants are also dangers for teen, it may cause to death.
What are Inhalants?
- Inhalants are breathable chemical vapors that produce mind-altering effects.
- The name "inhalants" covers a group of over 2,000 household products.
- Inhalants fall into three categories: solvents, gases, and nitrites.
- Industrial or household solvents or solvent containing products, including paint thinners, gasoline, and glue. Art or office supply solvents include correction fluid, markers and electronic cleaners.
- Gases used in household or commercial products include butane lighters and propane tanks, and whipping cream aerosols. Other gases include those found in spray paint, hair spray or medical anesthetic gases.
- Nitrites include specialized chemicals, such as cyclohexyl nitrite, which is available to the public; amyl nitrite, which is only available by prescription; and butyl nitrite, which is now an illegal substance.
- Young people are likely to abuse inhalants due their availability and inexpensive cost.
How are inhalants used?
Inhalants can be:
- Sniffed through the nose
- Huffed (putting the substance on a rag) through the mouth
- Inhalants Effect on the Body
- When inhaled through the nose or mouth, the chemicals first damage the delicate membranes inside the mouth, nose, and throat. Then the toxins are quickly soaked up and passed through the blood causing intoxicating effects and doing major damage to all organs they go through, especially the brain.
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