INHALANTS
What are they?
They are chemicals that five off fumes or vapors that cause a drunken feeling when they are breathed in.
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Type |
What is it called? |
What does it look like? |
How is it used? |
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Nitrous Oxide |
Laughing gas Whippets |
Propellant for whipped cream in aerosol spray can. Small 8-gram metal cylinder sold with a balloon or pipe (buzz bomb) |
Vapors inhaled from a cloth, plastic bag, mask, etc. |
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Amyl Nitrite |
Poppers Snappers |
Clear yellowish liquid in ampules |
Vapors inhaled from a cloth, plastic bag, mask, etc. |
|
Butyl Nitrite |
Rush Bolt Locker room Bullet Climax |
Packaged in small bottles |
Vapors inhaled from a cloth, plastic bag, mask, etc. |
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Chlorohydrocarbon |
Aerosol sprays |
Aerosol paint cans Containers of cleaning fluid |
Vapors inhaled from a cloth, plastic bag, mask, etc. |
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Hydrocarbons |
Solvents |
Cans of aerosol propellants, gasoline, glue, paint thinner |
Vapors inhaled from a cloth, plastic bag, mask, etc. |
How do the affect the mind and body?
Physically they slow the flow of oxygen by replacing it with vapor, causing dizziness, double vision, slowed reflexes, convulsions, even death. Mentally they may cause confusion, mood swings, delusions, or hallucinations. With use permanent damage to the nervous system, lungs, kidneys may result. An overdose can bring a coma or death.
Getting off the drug.
Professional help is recommended