Inhalants

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Inhalants

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Inhalants

Introduction

The drug that is used in the form of suspended solid or liquid particles in a gaseous medium or solvent which are inhaled as vapor is known as inhalant . Inhalants are used for both medicinal reasons as well as recreational drug for their exhilarating effect . They are the drugs that produce rapid , momentary high lightheadedness and euphoria when their vapors or gases are inhaled and absorbed into the body through lungs The euphoria feeling tends to

last for short duration from few minutes to three quarters of an hour . It may be followed by after effects such as sleepiness , headache or nausea . The utilization of inhalants can cause serious damages and in some cases they may lead to death . The recreational uses of inhalants are restricted and even declared illegal in some jurisdictions

When compared to other recreational drugs , inhalers are easily accessible and moderately inexpensive . Inhalers are found in range of cheap , legally obtainable household , offices , industrial and automotive manufactured goods . Solvents which are used as inhalants include toluene and acetone which are found in household and office products (Anderson 2007 . The products in which these inhalants are found include liquid , nail polish removers and permanent markers . Propellant gases such as Freon and hydro-fluorocarbons are found in air fresheners , computer keyboard cleaning sprays , insecticides , aerosol hairsprays , whipped cream cans sprays , etc . Solvents are also found in turpentine , gasoline paints , spray paints , adhesives and cements such as rubber and plastic cement . Many individuals think that these products are not drugs because they are never meant to accomplish an intoxicating effect

Types of Inhalants

Inhalants are of four types . They are organic solvents , nitrites aerosols and gaseous forms . Organic solvents are liquid compounds of carbon that have the ability to collapse or adjourn other carbon compounds . Organic solvents are highly prone to evaporation . They can readily evaporate from a liquid to gas which can be used as an inhalant Various common products are based on organic solvents or contain excessive concentrations of them . Products such as paint thinners and removers , glues , spray paints , nail polish removers , degreasers cleaning fluids are all based on organic solvents . They are the readily obtainable and the most hazardous to abuse . The fumes of the organic solvents can be inhaled from their containers (Anderson , 2007 . Solvents in liquid form can be sprayed in an absorbent material such as roll of toilet or socks to increase the release of fumes . Individuals using inhalants try to distillate the vapors by placing the solvent inside a of plastic bag and then holding the open end over the mouth and nose

Substances held in containers are found in items such as spray paints hair sprays , deodorants , vegetable oil sprays , computer cleaning products and deodorants . Gases that are found in household and commercial products or are used in the field of medicine that are used as recreational drugs and can be inhaled include butane lighters and...