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INHALANTS
Classification of Drugs
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 MEET MY TEAM!

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MEDIATRIX KAREN KATE ANDREA
TANDOG GUTIERREZ PARAAN
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 CONTENTS

01 DEFINITION
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FOUR (4) GENERAL CATEGORIES
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EFFECTS OF USING INHALANTS

 WHAT ARE INHALANTS?
￫ Inhalants are volatile substances that
produce chemical vapors that can be
inhaled to induce a psychoactive, or
mind-altering, effect.
01 ￫ Although other abused substances can
be inhaled, the term "inhalants" is
used to describe a variety of substances
02 whose main common characteristic is
that they are rarely, if ever, taken by
￫ Inhalants are breathed in through any route other than inhalation.
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the nose or the mouth in a variety of
ways, such us “sniffing,” “snorting,”
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and inhaling from balloons filled
with nitrous oxide.
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include “bagging,” which refers to
the sniffing or inhaling of fumes from
substances sprayed or deposited
inside a plastic or paper bag, and
“huffing,” which is done by inhaling
vapors from inhalant-soaked rags
stuffed in the mouth.
FOUR GENERAL CATEGORIES OF INHALANTS

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Volatile
Aerosols Gases Nitrites
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 Volatile • Are liquids that vaporize at room temperature. They are found in a
multitude of inexpensive, easily available products used for common
Solvent household and industrial purposes. These include paint thinners and
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s removers, dry-cleaning fluids, degreasers, gasoline, glues, correction fluids,
02 and felt-tip markers.

03  Industrial or household products, including:

￫ paint thinners or removers
04 ￫ dry-cleaning fluids
￫ gasoline
05 ￫ lighter fluid
 Art or office supply solvents, including:
￫ correction fluids
￫ felt-tip marker fluid
￫ electronic contact cleaners
￫ glue
 Aerosol • Are sprays that contain propellants and solvents. They include spray paints,
deodorant and hair sprays, vegetable oil sprays for cooking, and fabric
01 s protector sprays.

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03  Household aerosol items, including:

￫ spray paints
04 ￫ hair or deodorant sprays
￫ aerosol computer cleaning products
05 ￫ vegetable oil sprays
 • Include medical anesthetics as well as gases used in household or
Gases commercial products. Medical anesthetics include ether, chloroform,
01 halothane, and nitrous oxide (commonly called "laughing gas").

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03  Found in household or commercial products, including:

￫ butane lighters
04 ￫ propane tanks
￫ whipped cream aerosols or dispensers (whippets)
05  Used as anesthesia (to make patients lose sensation during
surgery/procedures), including:
￫ ether
￫ chloroform
￫ nitrous oxide
 • Often are considered a special class of inhalants. Unlike most other
inhalants, which act directly on the central nervous system (CNS), nitrites
Nitrites act primarily to dilate blood vessels and relax the muscles. While other
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inhalants are used to alter mood, nitrites are used primarily as sexual
enhancers.
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03  Often sold in small brown bottles labeled as:

￫ Video head cleaner
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￫ Room odoriser
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￫ Liquid aroma
 Why do people sniff?

01 The reasons include:

02 • Boredom • Wanting to be part of a

• Feeling angry group
03 • Experimenting • Feel pressured by friends
• To have fun • Inhalants are cheap and
04 • To block out sadness, easy to get
pain or problems • Alcohol or other drugs
05 • Stop them feeling not available
hungry
 Signs and Symptoms Of Inhalants Abuse And Addiction

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Physical signs and symptoms of inhalant abuse
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03 • Chemical odor on breath or clothing

• Paint or chemical stains on clothing or body
04 • Spots or sores around the mouth
• Red eyes, nystagmus, and double vision
05 • Stained fingernails
 Signs and Symptoms Of Inhalants Abuse And Addiction

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Behavioral signs and symptoms of inhalant
addiction:
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• Dazed appearance
03 • Dizziness or unsteadiness of gait
04 • Slurred speech
• Difficulty concentrating
05 • Irritability
• Anxiety or sleep disturbance
 How do inhalants affect the brain?

01 Most inhalants affect the central nervous

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system and slow down brain activity. Short-
term effects are similar to alcohol and
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 Slurred or distorted speech
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 Euphoria (feeling high)
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 Inability to coordinate movements
 What are the other health effects of inhalants?

Long-term effects of inhalant use may include:

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 Liver and kidney damage
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 Hearing loss
 Weight loss
03  Inattentiveness
04  Disorientation
 Lack of coordination
05  Depression and irritability
 Severe damage to the nervous system and other
organs.
 Other effects of Inhalants

01 Sniffing solvents and inhalants has a depressant effect

on the brain. This means everything slows down. The brain,
02 the heart and the breathing all slow down. These effects
usually happen within 3-5 minutes.
Sniffing can change the way a person thinks, feels and
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behaves. Some people feel light-headed and very relaxed,
like they are drunk. Some people feel happy or excited,
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while others may feel angry, jumpy or quiet.
Sometimes people keep on sniffing so that they can
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and hear things that are not really there.
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 Quiz:

01 1. It is considered a special class of inhalants.

2. Slurred or distorted speech, lack of coordination of the body,
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euphoria, and dizziness are the _____ effects of using inhalants.
03 3. Are volatile substances that produce chemical vapors that can be
inhaled to induce a psychoactive, or mind-altering, effect.
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4. Thinners, gasoline, glues, correction fluids, and felt-tip markers
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5. Are used primarily as sexual enhancers.