1. Inhalants

2. What are inhalants?
Inhalants are chemicals (gas form) that, when breathed in, decreased the flow of oxygen to the brain.

3. Sniffing
Breathed in through the nose

4. Huffing
Breathed in through the mouth

5. How do inhalants affect the body?
Vapors are absorbed through the lungs
Vapors then enter the bloodstream
Once in the blood, they travel to the brain and other tissues in the body

6. How do inhalants affect the body?
Inhalants depress the functions of the nervous system
Without oxygen, the heart is forced to beat more rapidly to get blood to the brain.

7. How many products can be abused?
There are more than inhalant products that have the potential to be abused.

8. What products could be inhalants?
Glues/adhesives
Cleaning products (ammonia)
Paint and paint thinner
Markers
Gasoline and other fuels
Hair Sprays
White out

9. Some of the effects of inhalants include:
Slurred speech
Hallucinations
Drowsiness
Dizziness
Nausea (headaches)
Vomiting
DEATH

10. If someone uses inhalants for a long time
Memory Loss
Concentration Problems
Blindness
Motor Problems
Nerve Damage