Hundreds of household products are being misused as inhalants. Some of these products include nail polish remover, hair spray, cleaning fluids, spray paint, and the propellant in aerosol whipped cream (“Inhalants“, 2010). Inhalants are breathable chemical vapors that users intentionally inhale because of the chemical’s mind-altering effects (National Institute on Drug Abuse [NIDA], 2010). The trend in inhalant abuse is growing among the young community throughout the country. Surveys have shown in 2008 2 million Americans of 12 or over reported using inhalants (NIDA, 2010). Young children from the age of 12 to 17 are the primary age group of abusers (National Drug Intelligence Center [NDIC], 2001). The numbers reflect that it is becoming more popular for young America to abuse the various inhalants available to them without realizing the short term and long term effects of the drug.
Inhalants come in many different shapes and sizes. Each inhalant falls into one of four general categories for the substances. Liquids that are vaporized at room temperature if left in unsealed containers are considered volatile solvents.
Gasoline, nail polish remover, felt-tip markers, and glue contain volatile solvents. Sprays that contain propellants and solvents fall under the aerosol category. Paint, deodorant, cooking products, and silver and gold spray paint are familiar aerosols. Substances that lack definite shape or volume such as refrigerants and medical anesthetics are gases. Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is abused more often than any gas. It can be obtained from whipped cream dispensers, products that boost octane levels in racing cars, balloons, or small sealed vials called whippets. Gases found in butane lighters, air c...
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...alize that abusing inhalants causes serious effects. Not only does a person experience the short term effects that attract them to the drug but also experience the long term effects that can leave a critical mark on a person’s health. Abusers of inhalants need to be educated that what is thought to be a satisfying high is actually a deadly high.
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Whipped cream dispensers are the most common used by young adults. The nitrous oxide is then inhaled. Many people use nitrous oxide for the benefit of its psychological effects. Long-term use in large quantities has been associated with symptoms similar to vitamin B12 deficiency: anemia and neuropathy. It can be habit-forming, mainly because of its short-lived effect and ease of access. Its use is thus restricted in many districts such as California. (en.wikipedia.org)
Breathing in and out is an innate behavior that we are born with; also, it is a behavior that people take for granted. Let’s say, people who smoke think a cough, or a cough with phlegm is a sign that they are about to get a cold, but then again it can be a sign of a potential health problem like emphysema, asthma, or tuberculosis. People smoke for different reasons; nevertheless, it is an addiction that they can recover from. It may take them several tries to quit smoking, but they can quit. People don’t think about the harm that they are putting on their lungs and alveoli when they put a cigarette to their mouth. For example, many long time smokers are diagnose with emphysema every minute. Emphysema is an example of a chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) that has causes numerous deaths and disabilities in the United States of America. Also, smoking is the number one causes of death in developed countries.
Riley Foster became an inhalant addict or more commonly known as a “huffer.” Riley was only 12 year old and inhalants are the largest amount of drugs used by this age category. Riley would sniff gasoline in his garage for hours at a time. The first time he tried inhalants he blacked out but still wanted more. After using drugs, Riley’s attitude became aggressive and frustrated much more. His mother found him in the garage slurring words and stumbling while he ran out of the garage to the woods and was found by his father. On his way to the hospital, blood ran down his nose and he had overdosed where he now is sober after months of rehabilitation. His mother stated that she did not even know inhaling was an option something that occurred in children. She was scared for his life.
Credibility material: Its intake results in adverse medical conditions that are further exalted by its addiction properties that ensure a continued intake of the substance. The drug can be abused through multiple means and is medically recorded to produce short-term joy, energy , and other effects such as increased heart rate and blood pressure. This ultimately results in numerous psychiatric and social problems; factors that played a major role in its illegalization after multiple and widespread cases of its effects were reported in the country during the 1900s. In addition to this, the drug results in immediate euphoric effect, a property which the National Institute of Drug Abuse (2010) attributes to be the root cause for its increased po...
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Mothballs are helpful in the correct circumstances, but if in incorrect circumstances can become harmful. Mothballs contain mostly Naphthalene, but also have traces of Paradichlorobenzene (Matheson TRI.GAS, 2008). Naphthalene is a solid which means the chemical has a definite shape and volume. At normal temperatures and pressures; Naphthalene has a stable reactivity (Matheson TRI.GAS, 2008). This means Naphthalene will not react at normal temperatures and pressure, but if shown to heat or flames Naphthalene will become more reactive. On the fire scale, Naphthalene is ranked 2 out of 4 (Matheson TRI.GAS, 2008). This means Naphthalene is mildly flammable. Naphthal...
These types of drugs are mainly used by adolescents and children since they are fairly easy to obtain and give a decent euphoria. The users of inhalants usually inhale the chemicals in through the mouth or nose, either directly or from a soaked rag. The chemicals in inhalants can be toxic or poisonous to the human body which leads to many severe health issues. Inhalants tend to contain a variety of different chemicals and long-term effects depending on its constituents. There are many possible side effects of inhalant abuse such apathy, lethargy, poor judgment, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, hallucinations, blurred vision, garbled speech, impaired coordination, muscle weakness, coma, stupor, delayed reflexes, slower movement and thought, and
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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.
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charged with covering up the addictive properties of nicotine and finding ways to exploit it to increase profits. For example, in Wigand’s interview for 60 Minutes, he says that tobacco companies view cigarettes only as a delivery device for nicotine. He also says they take advantage of the addictive properties by manipulating and adj...
1. Inhalants are household products that are inhaled or sniffed by children to get high.