Street Names
Glue, gas, sniff, huff, chroming. Includes paint, petrol, thinners, varnish, glues, solvents, nail polish remover, aerosols, amyl nitrite
Brief Description:
Inhalants are unstable substances that produce chemical vapors that can be inhaled to make a psychoactive, or mind-altering, effect. Although other abused substances can be inhaled, the term "inhalants" is used to describe a variety of substances whose main common characteristic is that they are rarely, if ever, taken by any way other than inhalation
How can you tell if someone is using Inhalants?
Parents, friends, and teachers should
be aware of the following signs of inhalant use:
- Slurred speech
- Drunk, dizzy, or dazed appearance
- Unusual breath odor
- Chemical smell on clothing
- Paint stains on body or face
- Red eyes
- Runny nose
- Inattentiveness, lack of coordination, irritability, and depression
How is it GHB used?
Sniffed through the nose or huffed (putting the substance on a rag) through the mouth
Short-Term Effects
Some of the short-term effects include:
- Drowsiness
- Lack of energy
- Carefree behavior
- Lightheadedness
- Agitation
- Violent behavior
- Lack of concern
- Poor judgment
- Lack of ability to function
- Slurred speech
- Poor reflexes
- Muscle weakness
- Headache
- Poor coordination
- Loss of sensations
- Confusion and delirium
- Nausea and vomiting
- Unconsciousness
- Sudden death (A real Fact)
Effects of inhalants are usually felt within 3 to 5 minutes of use, these effects are usually over within an hour of inhaling. Hangovers may then take place and can last for days.
Long-Term Effects
Some of the long-term effects include:
- Compulsive use
- Withdrawal
- Unwanted weight loss
- Muscle weakness
- Disorientation
- Inability to concentrate
- Poor coordination
- Irregular or rapid heart rate
- Irritability
- Depression
- Impaired thinking ability
- Dementia (lost contact with reality)
- Lost sense of touch
- Deafness
- Blindness
- Reproductive complications
- Bone marrow injury
- Heart damage
- Lung damage
- Liver damage, including cirrhosis Kidney damage
- Damaged nerve cells
- Brain reduction
Through frequent use of inhalants, psychological dependence can take place. People psychologically dependent on inhalants discover that using them becomes a lot more important than other things in their life. They want more and will find it extremely difficult to stop.
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