Inhalants (Print Version)

Also called: Also called: Huffing

If you're a parent, you may fear that your kids will use drugs such as marijuana or LSD. But you may not realize the dangers of substances in your own home. Household products such as glues, hair sprays, paints and lighter fluid can be drugs for kids in search of a quick high. Many young people inhale vapors from these not knowing that serious health problems can result.

Parents and kids both need to know this is very dangerous. Even one session of inhalant abuse can disrupt heart rhythms and lower oxygen levels. Either of these can cause death. Regular abuse can result in serious harm to the brain, heart, kidneys and liver.

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Start Here

Inhalants(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/Inhalants.html
Also available in Spanish http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/Inhalants-sp.html
NIDA Community Drug Alert Bulletin - Inhalants(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/InhalantsAlert/index.html

Overviews

Inhalant Abuse(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/Inhalants/Inhalants.html
Also available in Spanish http://www.nida.nih.gov/researchreports/inhalantes/inhalantes.html
Inhalant Abuse: Danger under the Kitchen Sink(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDA_notes/NNvol20N3/DirRepVol20N3.html
Inhalants(Drug Enforcement Administration) - http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/inhalants.html

Diagnosis/Symptoms

Signs of Inhalant Abuse(National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign) - http://www.theantidrug.com/drug_info/drug_info_inhalants_signs.asp

Prevention/Screening

Inhalants in Your Home(National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign) - http://www.theantidrug.com/drug_info/drug_info_inhalants_home.asp

Health Check Tools

Sara's Quest: Inhalants(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://teens.drugabuse.gov/sarasquest/inha1.asp

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Substance-Related Disorders(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Substance-Related+Disorders%22

Journal Articles

References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

Article: Methadone, commonly used as maintenance medication for outpatient treatment of... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18676827&tool=MedlinePlus
Article: Pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18625984&tool=MedlinePlus
Article: Promising performance of a juvenile justice diversion programme in remote... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18584395&tool=MedlinePlus
Inhalants -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=substance+related+disorders[majr]+AND+(administration,inhalation[mh]+OR+aerosol+propellants[mh]+OR+hydrocarbons,aromatic[mh]+OR+nitrous+oxide[mh]+OR+chlorofluorocarbons,methane[mh]+OR+adhesives[mh]+OR+ether,ethyl[mh]+OR+gasoline[mh]+OR+amyl+nitrite[mh]+OR+propane[mh])+NOT+(ethanol[mh]+OR+anti+asthmatic+agents[mh]+OR+steroids[mh]+OR+letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])+AND+humans[mh]+AND+english[la]&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus

Organizations

Drug Enforcement Administration - http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/
National Institute on Drug Abuse - http://www.nida.nih.gov/
Office of National Drug Control Policy - http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/
Partnership for a Drug-Free America - http://www.drugfree.org/
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - http://www.samhsa.gov/

Statistics

Adolescent Admissions Reporting Inhalants: 2006(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k8/inhalantsTX/inhalantsTX.htm
Inhalant Use Across the Adolescent Years(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k8/inhalants/inhalants.htm
Inhalant Use and Major Depressive Episode among Youths Aged 12 to 17: 2004 to 2006(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k8/inhalantsDepress/inhalantsDepress.htm

Children

Huffing: Is Your Child at Risk of Inhalant Abuse?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/inhalant-abuse/HQ00923/METHOD=print
Mind Over Matter: Inhalants(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://teens.drugabuse.gov/mom/mom_inha1.asp

Teenagers

Tips for Teens: The Truth about Inhalants(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/phd631/

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

Club Drugs - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/clubdrugs.html
Drug Abuse - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drugabuse.html
Substance Abuse Problems - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/substanceabuseproblems.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Inhalants is the National Institute on Drug Abuse - http://www.nida.nih.gov/

Inhalants - Multiple Languages - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/inhalants.html