Different Kinds Of Inhalants

Inhalants are considered as alternative to mood-altering drugs. Moreover, they are cheap, can be acquired legally, and can be easily obtained. Household products are reliable for cleaning, painting, and the other things for which they are suggested. But when used as inhalants, they can be very dangerous (causing death) than street drugs.

There are four main kinds of inhalants, namely volatile solvents, gases, aerosols, and nitrites. Volatile solvents, gases, and aerosols will cause alteration in moods and create extreme happiness. Nitrites will cause sexual stimulation and enhancement.

• Volatile solvents are liquids, which convert to gas at room temperature, like paint thinners and removers, gasoline, glues, and felt-tip marker fluids.
• Gases like medical gases (ether, nitrous oxide) and household or commercial products like butane lighters, propane tanks, whipped cream dispensers that contain nitrous oxide, and refrigerants are most common inhalants.
• Aerosol sprays are some of the most common inhalants in the home, like spray paint, deodorant and hair sprays, vegetable oil cooking sprays, and static cling sprays.
• Nitrites like cyclohexyl nitrite, amyl nitrite, and butyl nitrite are called poppers or snappers and are available in some room deodorizers and capsules, which release vapors when they are opened.