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Inhalants

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inhalants

What is it?

Invisible, volatile substances found in common household products, e.g., felt tip markers, spray paint, air freshener, typewriter correction fluid, butane, computer cleaners, glue. Includes more than 1,000 products that are harmful when inhaled.

Street Names

Gluey, Huff, Rush, Whippets

How is it used?

•    Inhaled through nose or mouth 
•    Huffing inhalant-soaked rag stuffed in mouth
•    Inhaling from balloon with nitrous oxide
•    Sniffing or snorting the substance from a container or dispenser 
•    Inhaling fumes from substances in a bag

Paraphernalia

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Rag

Rag

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Aerosol can

Aerosol cans

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Balloons

Balloons

How does it affect the body?

  • Slight stimulation, feeling less inhibition, loss of consciousness
  • Damages sections of brain controlling thinking, moving, seeing, and hearing
  • Slurred speech, loss of coordination, euphoria, dizziness
  • Long-term use may cause damage to nervous system and organs
  • Sudden sniffing death may occur from suffocation or asphyxiation

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