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Facts on Inhalants

Internet URL

http://alcoholstudies.rutgers.edu/onlinefacts/inhalants.html  External Link

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Center of Alcohol Studies

Description

The term inhalant refers to a wide range of chemicals that can easily enter the body via inhalation and subsequent circulation. Breathing inhalants produces psychoactive and physiological effects that range from the relatively benign to the suddenly fatal. There are many different types of inhalants. Each has unique properties and is often derived from different products.

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Review Date

2/8/2007