Inhalants are becoming more and more popular among teens due to their ability to get them easily without the worry of getting in trouble for having illegal substances. A Forever Recovery knows the effects of addiction and can help you overcome it.

Common household items being used as inhalants.

Teens as young as twelve are trying inhalants. Inhalants include everyday household items like glue, gas, hair spray, spray paint, and air fresheners. The user usually sprays the product into a bag and inhales it; this is known as huffing. Because the high only last for a few short minutes, the user will often repeat the process for several times to achieve a desired high.

Short term and long term side effects of inhalants.

Inhalants side effects are very much like alcohol, making you dizzy, slurred speech, and lack of coordination, but they also make you light headed, delusional, and sleepy. What the user is doing to their body is cutting off oxygen to the lungs and brain; this can damage cells throughout the body and can ultimately give the user long term effects of trouble with walking, bending, and even talking!

Certain inhalants will have different long term effects to the brain and body.

Examples are:

Hearing loss and central nervous brain damage from spray paint and glue
Bone marrow damage from gas
Liver and kidney damage from dry-cleaning fluids
Limb spasms from whipped cream dispensers

These common house hold items can also cause the user death by making them lose oxygen to the brain and passing out without breathing.

Know the warning signs of using inhalants.

Ultimately people need to understand that huffing is just as serious as any other drug abuse with serious side effects that will affect the person for the rest of their life. Learn the warning signs to look for and if necessary admit the person to rehabilitation for a treatment at A Forever Recovery that will save them from any future damage inhalants may cause them.