Inhalants Essay

Nowadays, we hear a lot about drugs and the different kinds there are. We also hear how some people say that it is fine to take some drugs, but the reality is that most of them do not know the real effects the drug can have on a person. The problem is that people are each day becoming more addictive to drugs without knowing how harmful it is for them and their bodies, how it can have a great affect in their brains damaging themselves. It is important that people are aware all of the effects drug can have and that there are solutions for it. This is the purpose of this essay, to talk about a drug and its effect and explain how science is being applied to solve the problems. Scientists have discovered all of the various effects that inhalants have by research and they have also found the solution for the harm it does.

Inhalants are chemical vapors or products that people inhale with the purpose of getting high, commonly used any home and workplace. These inhalants are so commonly used in our daily lives, that even a small children could have experiences inhaling if he had ever smelled a smelly marker, a spray… So they are drugs that could be unconsciously inhale or without the purpose of getting high, some are; paints, glues, gasoline and cleaning fluids. Inhalants are classified in different categories, which at the same time each inhalant have different effects.

The categories of inhalants are the following; volatile solvents, aerosols, gases and nitrites.

➢ Volatile solvents; are liquids that vaporize at room temperature. Examples of this king of inhalants are; paint thinner, nail polish remover, gasoline and contact cement

➢ Aerosols; which are sprays that contain propellants and solvents. Aerosol inhalants are some such ...

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... This can be really harmful, as well, as it can cause damage to other people not using inhalants. This way also affects the factor of health, as it is a drug found almost everywhere that children touch and use without knowing the harm that can cause. So they are a very dangerous drug.

In conclusion, inhalants drug could damage your body in many different ways causing physical and mental problems. It can also damage the environment surround it. There are many different types of inhalants and it can cause damaging in several ways. They can led to be addictive, especially at a younger age, but thanks to all the research and investigation that scientists have done they have a approach the solution for it. We know that they discovered a treatment that could cure the abuse and the harm inhalants have done. Lastly it affects both factors; environment and health.