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The practices are known colloquially as "sniffing", "huffing" or "bagging". The effects of inhalants range from an alcohol-like intoxication and intense euphoria to vivid hallucinations, depending on the substance and the dose. Some inhalant users are injured due to the harmful effects of the solvents or gases or due to other chemicals used in ...
A common form is huffing as a means of intoxication. When inhaled, aerosols can cause the same frostbite as on other parts of the body. [14] The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has published various resources on the internet warning of the effects of this abuse. [15] [16] [17]
For the younger generation, “chroming” is the new huffing. The dangerous practice is a means of getting high via inhaling hydrocarbons by misusing a variety of legal products, including ...
To deter inhalation, Falcon was the first duster manufacturer to add a bitterant to the product, which makes it less palatable to inhale but has not halted abuse. The company has also participated in inhalant abuse awareness campaigns with Sgt. Williams and the Alliance for Consumer Education to educate the public on the dangers of huffing ...
Regulators, researchers and advocates disagree about the best way to discourage use of difluoroethane, which played a role in singer Aaron Carter’s death.
1840 illustration of a man inhaling nitrous oxide, and another experiencing its effects. Until at least 1863, low availability of equipment to produce the gas, combined with low usage of the gas for medical purposes, meant it was a relatively rare phenomenon that mainly happened among students at medical universities.
The effect of inhaling irritant gases depends on the extent and duration of exposure and on the specific agent [22] [23] [24] Chlorine, phosgene, sulfur dioxide, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen sulfide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, and ammonia are among the most important irritant gases.
Since gas dusters are one of the many inhalants that can be easily abused, [4] many manufacturers have added a bittering agent to deter people from inhaling the product. Some U.S. states, as well as the UK, have made laws regarding the abuse of gas dusters, as well as other inhalants, by criminalizing inhalant abuse or banning the sale of gas ...