PS268 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Diplopia, Correction Fluid, Benzene
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Inhalants are often found in common household items. Volatile solvents: paint, paint thinner and remover, nail polish remover, correction fluid, glues, cements. Aerosols, propellants, gases: spray paint, hair spray, lighters, whipped cream. Anesthetics: current and former medical anesthetics like ether and nitrous oxide. Sniffing: users inhale solvents directly from a container through the nose and mouth. Less commonly they may heat the solvent to increase the evaporation rate. This is particularly dangerous because most solvents are highly flammable. Bagging: users inhale a concentration of fumes fro a bag that is placed over the mouth and nose or over the head. However, this is much bigger issue canada-wide than the wlu data set revealed. Ur(cid:448)ey says sol(cid:448)e(cid:374)t a(cid:271)use de(cid:272)li(cid:374)es (cid:449)ith grade a(cid:373)o(cid:374)g se(cid:272)o(cid:374)dary s(cid:272)hool students, majority of youth are experimental and not habitual abusers. Occasional double vision, ringing in the ears, hallucinations. Delayed effects of drowsiness and loss of concsiousness. The most important dangers of inhalant use.
