Inhalants: The Toxic High
The use of inhalants for inducing intoxication is an old practice. Many ancient cultures attempted to predict the future by having soothsayers sit over fissures in the earth from which escaped natural gases. As they inhaled these fumes, and stupor developed, the intoxicated soothsayers were supposed to foretell the future.
Although there is evidence that inhalation of intoxicating vapors was part of several ancient cultures, the use of "inhalants" in modern American society took root during the 1960s and 1970s. Still a part of the drug culture, use of inhalants declines for a while and then rises.
Inhalants are any substance that gives off vapors capable of generating an intoxicating "high." They are in many common household products and manufactured chemicals.
Adolescents are the primary users of inhalants. This may be because they are easily accessible, often being readily available at home or a nearby store. Evidence suggests that nearly 20% of American high school students have tried "sniffing," with the majority being middle-school students. Additionally, both sexes in all social and economic classes and in all geographic regions of the United States use inhalants.
Although figures on inhalant use are inexact, it appears that most users do so only once or twice, then either quit or move on to other drugs. Habitual use occurs in about 10% of inhalant users. Additionally, boys seem more involved than are girls, with males accounting for about 90% of the deaths associated with inhalant use.
While there are many chemicals capable of intoxication, inhalants, in general, create a quickly developing, intense, short-lived "high." They are a depressant to the central nervous system, with effects similar to those of alcohol intoxication. Inhalants adversely affect the user's physical and mental health. They damage vital organs such as the heart and kidneys. Inhalants also serve as a "gateway" drug" to other types of substance abuse.
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Although there is evidence that inhalation of intoxicating vapors was part of several ancient cultures, the use of "inhalants" in modern American society took root during the 1960s and 1970s. Still a part of the drug culture, use of inhalants declines for a while and then rises.
Inhalants are any substance that gives off vapors capable of generating an intoxicating "high." They are in many common household products and manufactured chemicals.
Adolescents are the primary users of inhalants. This may be because they are easily accessible, often being readily available at home or a nearby store. Evidence suggests that nearly 20% of American high school students have tried "sniffing," with the majority being middle-school students. Additionally, both sexes in all social and economic classes and in all geographic regions of the United States use inhalants.
Although figures on inhalant use are inexact, it appears that most users do so only once or twice, then either quit or move on to other drugs. Habitual use occurs in about 10% of inhalant users. Additionally, boys seem more involved than are girls, with males accounting for about 90% of the deaths associated with inhalant use.
While there are many chemicals capable of intoxication, inhalants, in general, create a quickly developing, intense, short-lived "high." They are a depressant to the central nervous system, with effects similar to those of alcohol intoxication. Inhalants adversely affect the user's physical and mental health. They damage vital organs such as the heart and kidneys. Inhalants also serve as a "gateway" drug" to other types of substance abuse.
Inhalants: The Toxic High
The use of inhalants for inducing intoxication is an old practice. Many ancient cultures attempted to predict the future by having soothsayers sit over fissures in the earth from which escaped natural gases. As they inhaled these fumes, and stupor developed, the intoxicated soothsayers were supposed to foretell the future.
Although there is evidence that inhalation of intoxicating vapors was part of several ancient cultures, the use of "inhalants" in modern American society took root during the 1960s and 1970s. Still a part of the drug culture, use of inhalants declines for a while and then rises.
Inhalants are any substance that gives off vapors capable of generating an intoxicating "high." They are in many common household products and manufactured chemicals.
Adolescents are the primary users of inhalants. This may be because they are easily accessible, often being readily available at home or a nearby store. Evidence suggests that nearly 20% of American high school students have tried "sniffing," with the majority being middle-school students. Additionally, both sexes in all social and economic classes and in all geographic regions of the United States use inhalants.
Although figures on inhalant use are inexact, it appears that most users do so only once or twice, then either quit or move on to other drugs. Habitual use occurs in about 10% of inhalant users. Additionally, boys seem more involved than are girls, with males accounting for about 90% of the deaths associated with inhalant use.
While there are many chemicals capable of intoxication, inhalants, in general, create a quickly developing, intense, short-lived "high." They are a depressant to the central nervous system, with effects similar to those of alcohol intoxication. Inhalants adversely affect the user's physical and mental health. They damage vital organs such as the heart and kidneys. Inhalants also serve as a "gateway" drug" to other types of substance abuse.
Although there is evidence that inhalation of intoxicating vapors was part of several ancient cultures, the use of "inhalants" in modern American society took root during the 1960s and 1970s. Still a part of the drug culture, use of inhalants declines for a while and then rises.
Inhalants are any substance that gives off vapors capable of generating an intoxicating "high." They are in many common household products and manufactured chemicals.
Adolescents are the primary users of inhalants. This may be because they are easily accessible, often being readily available at home or a nearby store. Evidence suggests that nearly 20% of American high school students have tried "sniffing," with the majority being middle-school students. Additionally, both sexes in all social and economic classes and in all geographic regions of the United States use inhalants.
Although figures on inhalant use are inexact, it appears that most users do so only once or twice, then either quit or move on to other drugs. Habitual use occurs in about 10% of inhalant users. Additionally, boys seem more involved than are girls, with males accounting for about 90% of the deaths associated with inhalant use.
While there are many chemicals capable of intoxication, inhalants, in general, create a quickly developing, intense, short-lived "high." They are a depressant to the central nervous system, with effects similar to those of alcohol intoxication. Inhalants adversely affect the user's physical and mental health. They damage vital organs such as the heart and kidneys. Inhalants also serve as a "gateway" drug" to other types of substance abuse.
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| BN ID: | 2940011856389 |
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| Publisher: | William Gladden Foundation Press |
| Publication date: | 10/17/2010 |
| Series: | Parents Guides to Childhood Drug Use , #3 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 14 KB |
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