Parent's Guide
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22. Inhalants
The immediate negative effects of inhalants incude nausea, sneezing, coughing, nosebleeds, fatigue, lack of coordination, and loss of appetite. Solvents and aerosol sprays also decrease the heart and respiratory rates or impair judgment. Amyl and butyl nitrite cause rapid pulse, headaches, and involuntary passing of urine and feces. Long-term use may result in hepatitis or brain damage.
Deeply inhaling the vapors, or using large amounts over a short time, may result in disorientation, violent behavior, unconsciousness, or death. High concentrations of inhalants can cause suffocation by displacing the oxygen in the lungs or by depressing the central nervous system to the point that breathing stops.
Long-term use can cause weight loss, fatigue, electrolyte imbalance, and muscle fatigue. Repeated sniffing of concentrated vapors over time can permanently damage the nervous system.
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What does it look like?
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| Nitrous Oxide | Laughing gas or Whippets | Small 8-gram metal cylinder sold with a balloon or pipe propellant for whipped cream in aerosol spray can | Vapors inhaled |
| Amyl Nitrite | Poppers or Snappers Rooms, and Climax | Clear yellowish liquid in ampules | Vapors inhaled |
| Butyl Nitrite | Rush, Bolt, Bullet, Locker | In small bottles | Vapors inhaled |
| Chlorohydrocarbons | Aerosol sprays or Cleaning fluids | Aerosol paint cans | Vapors inhaled |
| Hydrocarbons | Solvents | Cans of aerosol propellants, gasoline, glue, paint, thinner | Vapors inhaled |
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