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Inhalants

What are inhalants?

Inhalants are substances that people inhale (breathe in) to get high. There are other substances that people might inhale, such as alcohol. But those are not called inhalants, because they can also be used another way. Inhalants are the substances that you can misuse only by inhaling them.

Using inhalants to try to get high, even once, can be very harmful to your brain and body. It can even lead to death.

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  1. Inhalants (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are inhalants? Inhalants are substances that people inhale (breathe in) to get high. There are other substances that people might inhale, such as alcohol. But those are not called inhalants, because they can also be used another way. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/inhalants.html - Health Topics
  2. Substance use - inhalants 
    Inhalants are chemical vapors that are breathed in on purpose to get high. Inhalant use became popular in the 1960s with teens who sniffed glue. Since then, other kinds of inhalants have become popular. Inhalants are used mostly by ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000794.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Inhalants (American Academy of Pediatrics)  
    Inhalants/Learn More ... Inhalants ... American Academy of Pediatrics
    https://www.healthychildren.org/.../Pages/Inhalants.aspx - External Health Links
  4. Inhalant Abuse (American Academy of Family Physicians)  
    Inhalants/Learn More ... Inhalants ... American Academy of Family Physicians
    https://familydoctor.org/condition/inhalant-abuse/?adfree=true - External Health Links
  5. Albuterol and Ipratropium Oral Inhalation 
    DuoNeb® Inhalant Solution
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a601063.html - Drugs and Supplements
  6. Drugs A to Z From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Drug Abuse)  
    Drug Use and Addiction/Start Here ... Drug Use and Addiction ... Club Drugs/Specifics ... Club Drugs ... National Institute on Drug Abuse ... Community misused or used drugs chart ...
    https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/drugs-a-to-z - External Health Links
  7. Drug Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    Drug Use and Addiction/Start Here ... Drug Use and Addiction ... Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/.../symptoms-causes/syc-20365112?p=1 - External Health Links
  8. Partnership to End Addiction (Partnership to End Addiction)  
    ... Getty Images | Javier Zayas Photography 2025-07-21 Huffing & Dusting: Signs of Inhalant Misuse Parents Should Know Worried about huffing or dusting? Learn the signs of inhalant misuse, ...
    https://drugfree.org - Other Resources
  9. Airway Clearance Techniques (ACTs) Video (Cystic Fibrosis Foundation)  
    ... All airway clearance techniques (ACTs) involve coughing or huffing. Many of them use percussion (clapping) or vibration ... lungs. Learn more about these techniques: Coughing and huffing : Huff coughing is the most basic ACT. It ...
    https://www.cff.org/managing-cf/airway-clearance-techniques-acts - Videos
  10. Drug Use Screening Tests: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    ... the misuse of other substances, including alcohol and inhalants . Inhalants contain substances that people inhale (breathe in) to ... Disorder (AUD) Cocaine Drug Use and Addiction Heroin Inhalants Liver Diseases Marijuana Methamphetamine Opioid Overdose Opioids and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/drug-use-screening-tests - Medical Tests
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