Summary Of Inhalant Abuse

This article about inhalant abuse starts by defining the drug category of inhalants, “chemical vapors that are inhaled”. The article continues on by talk about how inhalants are used, and the age group and population most likely to be using inhalants. The article ends by talking about short and long term effects such as slurred speech and muscle weakness, and the article as talks about other consequences of using inhalants such as choking and fatal injury.
One thing I found most interesting is the fact inhalant use has decreased over the years among 8th, 9th, and 10th grade students. I found this most interesting because most of the stuff used as inhalants such as hairspray and nail polish is easily assessable and can be hid. In this day in age, the media and movies displays getting “high” as not that big of deal, so one would think maybe inhalant usage would be increasing. The education about inhalants in health classes might have an impact on the numbers decreasing.
One would think inhalants would just be things such as spray paint and hair spray things that can be easily inhaled. However, inhalants are broken down into 4 subcategories: volatile solvents, liquids that vaporize at room temperature such as gasoline, aerosols, sprays such as hair spray, gases, such as nitrous oxide, and nitrites, such as leather cleaner. The article also explains some effects of using inhalants like much of our readings do. Effects such as dizziness, drowsiness, and slurred speech are all