Inhalants
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/inhalants.htmlAlso 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.
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* InhalantsFrom the National Institutes of Health(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 - InhalantsFrom the National Institutes of Health(National Institute on Drug Abuse) -
http://www.nida.nih.gov/InhalantsAlert/index.htmlOverviews
* Inhalant AbuseFrom the National Institutes of Health(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 SinkFrom the National Institutes of Health(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.htmlDiagnosis/Symptoms
* Signs of Inhalant Abuse(National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign) -
http://www.theantidrug.com/drug_info/drug_info_inhalants_signs.aspPrevention/Screening
* Inhalants in Your Home(National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign) -
http://www.theantidrug.com/drug_info/drug_info_inhalants_home.aspHealth Check Tools
* Sara's Quest: InhalantsFrom the National Institutes of Health(National Institute on Drug Abuse) -
http://teens.drugabuse.gov/sarasquest/inha1.aspClinical Trials
* ClinicalTrials.gov: Substance-Related DisordersFrom the National Institutes of Health(National Institutes of Health) -
http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Substance-Related+Disorders%22Journal 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 AbuseFrom the National Institutes of Health -
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.htmChildren
* 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: InhalantsFrom the National Institutes of Health(National Institute on Drug Abuse) -
http://teens.drugabuse.gov/mom/mom_inha1.asp Also available in Spanish
http://kap.samhsa.gov/mli/docs/spanish/MindOverMatter-Spanish.pdfTeenagers
* 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.htmlThe 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.htmlDate last updated: August 26 2008
Topic last reviewed: August 12 2008
