Transcript Inhalants

Inhalants
By Connie, Anna, Irena, Nate,
Cathy, & Laura
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Glue
Sniff
Huff
Poppers
Whippets
Snappers
Rush
Rush snappers
Whiteout
Locker room
Climax
Nangs
Bulbs
Gas
Chroming
Bold
Laughing gas
Hippie crack
Medusa
Moon gas
Satan’s secret
Shoot the breeze
Spray
Toncho
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Air blast
Bullet
Bolt
Bullet bolt (isobutyl nitrite)
Highball
Ames/Amys/Aimies (amyl nitrite)
Buzz bomb
Dusting
Quicksilver (isobutyl nitrite)
Snotballs (rubber cement rolled into balls,
burned and the fumes are inhaled)
Air blast
Discorama
Hardware
Heart-on
Hiagra in a bottle
Oz
Pearls
Poor man’s pot
Texas shoe shine
Thrust
Toilet water
Type of Drug
 Inhalants
are psychoactive drugs that
cause changes in the brain or brain
functions and often change moods or
behaviors.
Drug enters body from:
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Inhaling can to nose or mouth (directly &
indirectly)
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Sniffing
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Spraying
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Snorting
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Inhaling from a plastic bag (bagging)
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Huffing (inhalant-soaked rag, sock, or roll of
toilet paper in the mouth)
Drug is used for:
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Glue
Nail polish remover
Cleaning fluids
Hair spray
Gasoline
Spray paint
White-out fluid
Cooking spray
Air fresheners
Felt-tip markers
Dry-cleaning products
Detergent/fabric softeners
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All of these can be
categorized as:
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Volatile solvents - liquids
that become gas at room
temperature
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Gases
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Aerosol sprays
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Nitrites (the street drugs,
any inhalants that use
“nitrite” in its name)
Short Term Effects on Body & Mind
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It has the same effects as alcohol does
Slurred speech
Inability to coordinate movement
Dizziness
Confusion
Delirium
Nausea
Vomiting
Lightheadedness
Hallucinations
Delusions
Increased heart rate
Long Term Effects on Body & Mind
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Compulsive use of inhalants
Mild withdrawal syndrome
Weight loss
Muscle weakness
Disorientation
Inattentiveness
Lack of coordination
Irritability
Depression
Drowsiness
Headaches
Unconsciousness
Death
Hearing loss
Bone marrow damage
Sudden sniffing death (heart beats quickly
and irregularly, and then suddenly stops
(cardiac arrest))
Paleness
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Liver damage
Kidney damage
Blood oxygen depletion
Heart failure
Limb spasms
Muscle spasms
tremors
Nervous system damage
Brain damage
Hypoxia (lack of oxygen)
Myelin damage (myelin is a fatty tissue that
protects your nerve fibers)
Impair basic actions such as walking and
talking
Asphyxia
Suicide
Suffocation
Hostility
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.
Thanks for
Listening