Inhalants By Connie, Anna, Irena, Nate, Cathy, & Laura

Nicknames Glue Glue Sniff Sniff Huff Huff Poppers Poppers Whippets Whippets Snappers Snappers Rush Rush Rush snappers Rush snappers Whiteout Whiteout Locker room Locker room Climax Climax Nangs Nangs Bulbs Bulbs Gas Gas Chroming Chroming Bold Bold Laughing gas Laughing gas Hippie crack Hippie crack Medusa Medusa Moon gas Moon gas Satan’s secret Satan’s secret Shoot the breeze Shoot the breeze Spray Spray Toncho Toncho Air blast Air blast Bullet Bullet Bolt Bolt Bullet bolt (isobutyl nitrite) Bullet bolt (isobutyl nitrite) Highball Highball Ames/Amys/Aimies (amyl nitrite) Ames/Amys/Aimies (amyl nitrite) Buzz bomb Buzz bomb Dusting Dusting Quicksilver (isobutyl nitrite) Quicksilver (isobutyl nitrite) Snotballs (rubber cement rolled into balls, burned and the fumes are inhaled) Snotballs (rubber cement rolled into balls, burned and the fumes are inhaled) Air blast Air blast Discorama Discorama Hardware Hardware Heart-on Heart-on Hiagra in a bottle Hiagra in a bottle Oz Oz Pearls Pearls Poor man’s pot Poor man’s pot Texas shoe shine Texas shoe shine Thrust Thrust Toilet water Toilet water

Type of Drug Inhalants are psychoactive drugs that cause changes in the brain or brain functions and often change moods or behaviors. Inhalants are psychoactive drugs that cause changes in the brain or brain functions and often change moods or behaviors.

Drug enters body from: Inhaling can to nose or mouth (directly & indirectly) Inhaling can to nose or mouth (directly & indirectly) Sniffing Sniffing Spraying Spraying Snorting Snorting Inhaling from a plastic bag (bagging) Inhaling from a plastic bag (bagging) Huffing (inhalant-soaked rag, sock, or roll of toilet paper in the mouth) Huffing (inhalant-soaked rag, sock, or roll of toilet paper in the mouth)

Drug is used for: Glue Glue Nail polish remover Nail polish remover Cleaning fluids Cleaning fluids Hair spray Hair spray Gasoline Gasoline Spray paint Spray paint White-out fluid White-out fluid Cooking spray Cooking spray Air fresheners Air fresheners Felt-tip markers Felt-tip markers Dry-cleaning products Dry-cleaning products Detergent/fabric softeners Detergent/fabric softeners All of these can be categorized as: All of these can be categorized as: Volatile solvents - liquids that become gas at room temperature Volatile solvents - liquids that become gas at room temperature Gases Gases Aerosol sprays Aerosol sprays Nitrites (the street drugs, any inhalants that use “nitrite” in its name) Nitrites (the street drugs, any inhalants that use “nitrite” in its name)

Short Term Effects on Body & Mind It has the same effects as alcohol does It has the same effects as alcohol does Slurred speech Slurred speech Inability to coordinate movement Inability to coordinate movement Dizziness Dizziness Confusion Confusion Delirium Delirium Nausea Nausea Vomiting Vomiting Lightheadedness Lightheadedness Hallucinations Hallucinations Delusions Delusions Increased heart rate Increased heart rate

Long Term Effects on Body & Mind Compulsive use of inhalants Compulsive use of inhalants Mild withdrawal syndrome Mild withdrawal syndrome Weight loss Weight loss Muscle weakness Muscle weakness Disorientation Disorientation Inattentiveness Inattentiveness Lack of coordination Lack of coordination Irritability Irritability Depression Depression Drowsiness Drowsiness Headaches Headaches Unconsciousness Unconsciousness Death Death Hearing loss Hearing loss Bone marrow damage Bone marrow damage Sudden sniffing death (heart beats quickly and irregularly, and then suddenly stops (cardiac arrest)) Sudden sniffing death (heart beats quickly and irregularly, and then suddenly stops (cardiac arrest)) Paleness Paleness Liver damage Liver damage Kidney damage Kidney damage Blood oxygen depletion Blood oxygen depletion Heart failure Heart failure Limb spasms Limb spasms Muscle spasms Muscle spasms tremors tremors Nervous system damage Nervous system damage Brain damage Brain damage Hypoxia (lack of oxygen) Hypoxia (lack of oxygen) Myelin damage (myelin is a fatty tissue that protects your nerve fibers) Myelin damage (myelin is a fatty tissue that protects your nerve fibers) Impair basic actions such as walking and talking Impair basic actions such as walking and talking Asphyxia Asphyxia Suicide Suicide Suffocation Suffocation Hostility Hostility Thirst Thirst

Use of inhalants can affect friends and family both socially and emotionally. Since inhalants impair speech and body movements, you might not be able to communicate with your family or hang out with your friends because you can’t walk normally. This affects them emotionally too because now they have to deal with knowing that you’re a drug addict and have to help you get detoxicated. If your friends and family are strict though, then they’ll never see you in the same way again or cut off their relationship with you.

People who frequently abuse inhalants become dependent and addicted on the drug. Toluene, a chemical found in inhalants, increases dopamine (the neurotransmitter that helps control the brain’s reward and pleasure centers) activity in the reward areas of the brain and the long-term disruption of the dopamine system is a way that people become addicted.

People start using inhalants because it’s an easy and cheap way to get high without paying too much and because inhalants aren’t illegal since they’re used as everyday household products. Also, some people just do it because they think it’s cool.

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