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

Huff, Rush, Whippets, Gluey

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

How does it affect the body?

Slight stimulation, feeling less inhibition, loss of consciousness
Damages sections of brain controlling thinking, moving, seeing
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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