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Inhalant
00:02:51 1 Classification
00:03:20 1.1 Product category
00:03:40 1.1.1 Solvents
00:04:31 1.1.2 Gases
00:05:07 1.1.3 Medical anesthetics
00:06:21 1.2 Classification by effect
00:07:54 1.3 Chemical structure
00:08:08 2 Administration and effects
00:12:18 3 Dangers and health problems
00:12:59 3.1 General risks
00:16:26 3.2 Risks of specific agents
00:18:13 3.3 Sudden sniffing death syndrome
00:20:02 4 Legal aspects
00:20:12 4.1 Solvent glue
00:23:04 4.2 Propellant gases
00:23:22 4.3 Poppers
00:25:52 4.4 Nitrous oxide
00:27:22 5 Patterns of non-medical use
00:29:38 5.1 Africa and Asia
00:31:43 5.2 Europe and North America
00:34:30 5.3 Australia
00:36:49 6 In popular culture
00:36:59 6.1 Music and musical culture
00:41:44 6.2 Films
00:44:54 6.3 Books
00:45:43 6.4 Television
00:47:14 7 See also
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Inhalants are a broad range of household and industrial chemicals whose volatile vapors or pressurized gases can be concentrated and breathed in via the nose or mouth to produce intoxication (called “getting high” in slang), in a manner not intended by the manufacturer. They are inhaled at room temperature through volatilization (in the case of gasoline or acetone) or from a pressurized container (e.g., nitrous oxide or butane), and do not include drugs that are sniffed after burning or heating. For example, amyl nitrite (poppers), nitrous oxide and toluene – a solvent widely used in contact cement and model airplane glue – are considered inhalants, but smoking tobacco, cannabis, and crack are not, even though these drugs are inhaled as smoke.While a small number of inhalants are prescribed by medical professionals and used for medical purposes, as in the case of nitrous oxide (an anxiolytic and pain relief agent prescribed by dentists), this article focuses on inhalant use of household and industrial propellants, glues, fuels and other products in a manner not intended by the manufacturer, to produce intoxication or other psychoactive effects. These products are used as recreational drugs for their intoxicating effect. According to a 1995 report by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the most serious inhalant abuse occurs among homeless children and teens who “… live on the streets completely without family ties.” Inhalants are the only substance which is used more by younger teens than by older teens. Inhalant users inhale vapor or aerosol propellant gases using plastic bags held over the mouth or by breathing from a solvent-soaked rag or an open container. The practices are known colloquially as “sniffing”, “huffing” or “bagging”.
The effects of inhalants range from an alcohol-like intoxication and intense euphoria to vivid hallucinations, depending on the substance and the dose. Some inhalant users are injured due to the harmful effects of the solvents or gases or due to other chemicals used in the products that they are inhaling. As with any recreational drug, users can be injured due to dangerous behavior while they are intoxicated, such as driving under the influence. In some cases, users have died from hypoxia (lack of oxygen), pneumonia, cardiac failure or arrest, or aspiration of vomit. Brain damage is typically seen with chronic long-term use of solvents as opposed to short-term exposure.Even though many inhalants are legal, there have been legal actions taken in some jurisdictions to limit access by minors. While solvent glue is normally a legal product, a Scottish court has ruled that supplying glue to children is illegal if the store knows the children intend to abuse the glue. In the US, thirty-eight of 50 states have enacted laws making various inhalants unavailable to those under the age of 18, or making inhalant use illegal.
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