Keywords: Solvent abuse; autopsy; bagging; glue; sudden death; toluene. Abstract Inhalant abuse refers to the inhalation of volatile substances for their euphoric effects. Publication types Case Reports. Substances Toluene. They could become even more severe. You can get the help you need from an addiction treatment center today. Many people want to know if there are any benefits to getting high on glue. You should never attempt to sniff glue or inhale any other chemicals either.
If you have been sniffing glue or you know someone who has, there are many treatments that can help you stop doing this. Some of the treatments include the following:. The doctor will check to see if you have any lung issues, kidney damage, liver damage, heart rhythm issues, central nervous system damage, or brain damage. Chemicals in glue and inhalants will stay in your fatty tissues for many weeks.
This means that it will stay in your body well after you have quit using glue. This is very important for the treatment process. Your doctor will see if there is any permanent damage to your brain or memory. Your emotional and mental health will also be evaluated by a professional therapist. If you have been sniffing glue, you may also need to attend therapy sessions. These sessions will help to determine the underlying issues to why you have been abusing glue and help you find peer support groups for healthier relationships and influences.
The main goal of treatment is to avoid inhaling drugs of any kind. Younger people who are getting treatment will learn life skills as well to help them make healthier decisions in their future. The therapy sessions might include working in a group, art therapy, or music therapy.
You might take part in recreational activities that stimulate all your senses. These can be extremely beneficial. You may also attend family therapy, relapse prevention education sessions, peer support groups, cognitive behavioral therapy, and more. During treatment you will learn to better understand your feelings, so you can avoid abusing drugs or chemicals in the future. Those who have been inhaling glue may have a limited attention span, especially earlier in their therapy sessions.
Sniffing glue is very dangerous. It can even be deadly. If you have been sniffing glue, get the help you need today. Depending on the chemical being inhaled, the effects can vary widely—some act as stimulants , while others act as depressants.
When some chemicals are inhaled, they can initially act like stimulants, but as the effects wear off, the user's senses can become depressed. Most inhalants produce a pleasurable effect by depressing the user's central nervous system.
The "high" inhalant users achieve is short-lived, usually only lasting a few minutes. Sometimes this will cause the user to inhale repeatedly, which can cause them to become dizzy or dazed. Some have trouble walking. Repeated users can become aggressive or begin to hallucinate or they can pass out or even die as a result.
Research with animals indicates that many inhalants have similar neurobehavioral effects and mechanisms of action to other substances that depressed the central nervous system, including alcohol , sedatives , and anesthetics. One animal study showed that toluene, an ingredient in many inhalants of misuse, activates the dopamine system in the brain in similar ways to nearly all other drugs of misuse. Inhalant use can produce a variety of effects on the user that begin within seconds after the substance is breathed into the lungs.
Initially, the effects of solvent and gas inhalants can mimic alcohol intoxication and excitation which is soon followed by drowsiness, lightheadedness, disinhibition, and agitation.
With the inhalation of increased amounts of these type inhalants, they can produce anesthesia and lead to unconsciousness. Depending on the kind of solvent or gas, inhalants can produce additional effects, which can include:. High dosages of inhalants can result in confusion or delirium. Unlike solvents and gases, nitrites act by dilating blood vessels and relaxing the smooth muscle in the vessels.
Depending on the chemical being inhaled, inhalants can produce many different long-term harmful effects. Regular inhalant abuse can result in harm to the body's vital organs. But some long-term effects of inhalant abuse are irreversible, including brain damage, central nervous system damage, hearing loss, limb spasms, and bone marrow damage.
After prolonged use of inhalants, abusers report a strong need to continue using them. Some users develop a tolerance and must increase the amount they use to achieve the same effects. With long-term abuse, users can develop a compulsive use of inhalants and can experience mild withdrawal syndrome.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, research shows that inhalant users initiate use of cigarettes, alcohol, and almost all other drugs at younger ages than those who did not use inhalants. Also, early inhalant users are more likely to develop substance use disorders, including abuse of prescription drugs, than other people with no history of inhalants use.
Because there are so many different substances that are abused as inhalants, users can risk a long list of serious medical consequences. The abuse of some inhalants can result in sudden death even after one inhaling session. An estimated deaths per year in the United States are inhalant related. There are other ways that inhalant abuse can be fatal, including:.
NIDA research shows that most substances used as inhalants are very toxic and chronic exposure to them can result in damage to the brain and nervous system.
Prolonged inhalant abuse can damage regions of the brain that control cognition, movement, vision, and hearing. Chronic users can experience cognitive abnormalities that range from mild impairment to severe dementia, according to the NIDA. The brain is not the only organ that can be damaged. Inhalants have been found highly toxic to the heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys. NIDA research indicates that inhalant abuse while pregnant can result in reduced birth weights, occasional skeletal abnormalities, and delayed neurobehavioral development among other effects.
Case studies have shown that children of women who abused inhalants during pregnancy were developmentally impaired. Research has not, however, linked any inhalants to specific birth defects or developmental problems. The dangers of abusing nitrites, known as "poppers," arise from exposure to the substance itself as well as from behaviors associated with the use of the drugs.
Known side-effects of nonmedical use of nitrite inhalants include skin and tracheobronchial irritation; acute toxicity mediated by conditions known as hypokinetic anoxia and methemoglobinemia; and associated disorders of blood and blood-forming organs. In most cases, nitrites are used by older adolescents and adults in an attempt to enhance sexual function and pleasure. Additionally, animal studies have shown that the use of nitrites depletes cells in the user's immune system and impairs the body's mechanisms for fighting infectious diseases.
Therefore, researchers have concluded that nitrite abuse may be linked to the development and progression of infectious diseases and tumors. One animal study found that even a small number of exposures to butyl nitrite results in dramatic increases in tumor development and growth. Actually, a higher percentage of girls than boys abuse inhalants, also known as huffing, according to the latest government statistics.
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