Inhalants

Inhalants are volatile substances that produce chemical vapors that can be inhaled to induce a psychoactive, or mind-altering, effect. Inhalants include a broad range of chemicals found in hundreds of different products that may have different pharmacological effects. More

Publications

• The NSDUH Report: Trends in Adolescent Inhalant Use: 2002 to 2007
• The DASIS Report: Adolescent Admissions Reporting Inhalants, 2006
• The NSDUH Report: Inhalant Use across the Adolescent Years
• InfoFacts: Inhalants

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Common street terms for inhalants/using inhalants include:

• Air blast
• Huffing
• Moon gas

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Related Resources

• National Inhalant Prevention Coalition (NIPC)
  NIPC is a public-private effort to promote awareness and recognition of the under publicized problem of inhalant use.
• Inhalant Abuse
  This site provides parents with information on the dangers of inhalant abuse, tips for talking to kids, and other resources.
• Inhalant Abuse Resources
  This site provides a listing of inhalant-related resources from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).