Essay On Inhalants

I love nothing more than to stroll around the beautiful campus at State University. The scenery is breathtaking, especially with the promise of autumn about the air. During this particular time of the year, I find great enjoyment in taking a deep breath and inhaling the fragrant aroma of the surrounding nature. However, my enjoyment prematurely ends when the sudden smell of cigarette smoke engulfs me. Sound familiar? If you are a non-smoking student, this scene reflects everyday life on a smoking campus. Something must be done about this infringement upon non-smoker's rights. Is our health so meaningless as to be put at the mercy of carcinogens and toxins? I think not. Though State University provides non-smoking environments within

Another substance that is being abused among many youth is inhalants, these drugs however tend to be more common in aboriginal communities than in the general population. Inhalants such as gasoline, glue and solvents are most typically used by adolescent males who have a family history of violence, alcoholism and low self-esteem issues. (Kirmayer et al., 2007, p. 38) inhalants cause cognitive impairment and other neuropsychological problems that may directly or indirectly relate to studies where, users were 8 times more likely to attempt suicide. (Kirmayer et al., 2007, p. 39) The lack of support and breakdown of communities are part of the substance abuse epidemic.

Throughout the United States, children take prescription drugs in order to get high. Most of the time, it is not even for recreational purposes, it is because that doctors tell them that it’ll cure some ailment they have. One of these prescription drugs is Adderall, considered to be a gateway drug for children getting high. People keep getting killed by accidental overdosed from prescription drugs every nineteen minutes, saying that it is even worse than alcohol. Some people ruin their lives by even taking prescription drugs. The niece of the pharmaceutical representative, who was a pre-med student that got into a car accident and was taking prescription drugs, died due to depression from the halting of taking prescription drugs. The niece burned herself alive by taking the oil from a lamp and lighting herself.

John Doe is an 18-year-old resident, Colorado. He’s active in his community and volunteers through the local public library, he’s a genuinely nice guy, and he’s a smoker. A few months ago, John Doe decided that he wanted to minimize his health risks from smoking cigarettes, so he switched to a new alternative: an e-cigarette. Electronic cigarettes contain no tobacco, and vaporize a vegetable glycerol fluid that contains nicotine, mimicking the feeling of smoking a burn cigarette without the tar, dangerous gases, and unpleasant smell (Block). In most states, smokers can “vape” in public places with their e-cigarettes, receiving the nicotine of a burn cigarette without complaint from others. Heavy smokers find that they can use e-cigarettes to gradually decrease nicotine and many use it as a gateway to quit smoking. Yet in the absence of regulation, sale of e-cigarettes to minors is only prohibited in twelve states (Lopes), and this is a definite problem. Adolescents may see vaping as a cool new thing to do and become addicted to nicotine. The lack of regulation in the e-cigarette industry especially contributes to this, as companies create appealing advertisements displaying a variety of new flavors. Furthermore, without Food and Drug Administration (FDA) screening, e-cigarette ingredients are unregulated and this could lead to unsafe or downright harmful products.

As reported by Heather’s, Nicotine contains a large amount of toxic substance which can lead to several causes and effects to health. The substances in nicotine effects on the brain and its addicted. When a person smokes, the nicotine substance travels to the brain within 10 seconds and changes the function of the brain. “Blood that enters the lungs to picks up oxygen also pickup something else – the nicotine”. It also rises the blood pressure by five to ten points and heart rate by ten to twenty beats per minute. However, nicotine also performs as a sense of feeling of pleasure. Nicotine reaches to brain within a speedy rate and disperses soon conversely, its increases use of cigarettes.

The chemicals inhaled nare arsenic, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide,many of these have been proven toxic or have been proven to cause

The talk of substance abuse has been a long and serious one. With an over stimulated society, it is not uncommon to see the countless reports and hear the chatter among peers expressing concern about the “drug epidemic.” With how prevalent the talk of drugs are it starts to influence younger and younger crowds. Especially young adults. With the ever changing times, young adults are becoming more and more open to the world around them. However, with the spiraling numbers of substance abuse among young adults, it is time for outside intervention. The main way to rectify this growing issue is to understand what these substances are, the staggering statistics within correlation to them, and what measures can be taken to help those currently

A ‘legal high’ is perhaps more accurately described as an unbanned substance which possesses the ability to alter the mental and physical state of an individual to mimic illegal drugs, based on its distinct chemical properties. Legal highs are ‘not controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act’ , but restrictions prohibit the selling of legal highs for the consumption of human beings hence they are often sold as chemicals such as bath salts. Substance misuse with regards to ‘legal highs’, young people and the limited success of policies implemented currently to eradicate such misuse is a prevalent issue subject to intense debate amongst politicians globally. A report published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre states how ‘in 2013, 16 per cent of pupils had ever taken drugs’, illegal and legal inclusive.

Inhalant disorders are induced by inhaling the aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons found in substances such

When nitrous oxide is let off into the atmosphere, it attacks the ozone layer, which protects us from the sun’s UV rays. The UV rays then go through the holes in the ozone and if the rays touch people’s skin, it will cause skin

The word inhalant refers to any common household item or cleaning implement that is inhaled to produce an aroused sensation or ‘high’ in the user. The substances used to produce this high can be anything such as petroleum, paint or aerosols. These items are legally found in shopping centres; this makes them readily available to the primary audience of these drugs, in particular, teenagers. Teens capitalise on this availability to party with friends, ‘fit-in with their peers’, to deal with problems or to rebel against their authority figures sometimes with lethal consequences.

Since then, the popularity of these devices has exponentially increased (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015) as their ability to deliver nicotine in the form of heated vapour rapidly gained them the debatable reputation of being safer than conventional cigarettes (Sanford & Goebel, 2014). Indeed, even if some of the motives for vaping include the possibility of cutting costs and the opportunity of identification that the practice offers (Ayers et al., 2011), the primary reason to start vaping seems to be functional and related to the search for a healthier lifestyle (Blue et al., 2016; Pearson et al., 2012). For this reason, the majority of “those who practice, deliberate, create and introduce vaping behaviours” (Yule & Tinson, 2016, p.1) seems to be either smokers trying to quit or former smokers (Grana & Ling, 2014). Moreover, the use of e-cigarettes seems to be indicated by demographic factors such as age, ethnicity and social class (Pearson et al., 2012). Adolescents are main users (Yule & Tinson, 2016), and, in the United States, white educated male smokers and white female smokers of lower socioeconomic status may have more chances to start using vaping devices (Regan et al.,

If you do survive using inhalants your first time, (I’m not saying “if” just to scare you, many people really do die their first time using inhalants; 22% to be exact) and you continue abuse of inhalants, then your brain cells will die, and you will have permanent nerve damage, that will give you muscle spasms, and make easy, everyday things hard for you, like walking, bending over, and talking. Inhalants can also cause your major organs to fail, including your heart and your liver. You can also get aplastic anemia, which slows your blood cell production.

Since 2000, the drug use rate in America has risen to the highest it’s ever been. In a survey done in 2009, 8.7 percent of people age 12 and up said that they used illegal substances within a month of taking the survey, a 9 percent increase since 2008 (Abuse, National Institute on Drug, 2010). This statistic alone is very concerning due to

There are many dangerous side effects of smoking such as cancer, lung disease, heart failure and much more. There are also some minor effects such as yellow teeth, nicotine stains on fingers, bad breath and your home and body can constantly smell of smoke. Smoking is not only a danger to you but can be to others as well through passive smoking. Inhaling other peoples smoke can cause dizziness, eye irritation, headaches, coughing, nausea and sore throat. It also increases the risk of cot deaths and if a pregnant woman smokes it can affect the baby's development.