Inhalants

Question 1

What are some examples of volatile solvents?

Answer 1

fingernail polish
household cements and glues
petroleum products (gas, kerosine, various glues)
paints
paint thinners
spray paints
liquid correction fluid
engine degreasers

Question 2

What is an aerosol?

Answer 2

Chemical discharged from a pressurized container by the propellant force of compressed gas.

Question 3

What are some examples of abused aerosols?

Answer 3

hair spray
deoderant
insecticides
PAM vegetable oil

Often used by teens

Question 4

All abused aerosols contain what?

Answer 4

hydrocarbon gasses that produce drug effects

Question 5

what does “volatile” in volatile solvents mean?

Answer 5

evaporates easily to produce flames

Question 6

What are anesthetic gasses?

Answer 6

drugs that abolish pain

Question 7

What are popular anesthetic gasses?

Answer 7

Abolish pain

Ether
Nitrous Oxide

Do not abolish pain

Amyl Nitrite
Butyl Nitrite

Question 8

________ are vasodilating substances used medically to relieve angina pectoris (heart-related chest pain)

Answer 8

Nitrites

Question 9

Anesthetic gasses do what to blood vessels?

Answer 9

they dilate the blood vessels around the heart lowering blood pressure

Question 10

What are slang names for nitrite?

Answer 10

“Rush” and “locker room”

Question 11

What are some general names for inhalant use?

Answer 11

huffing, hacking, ballooning, and glading

Question 12

What is SSD

Answer 12

`Sudden Sniffing Death - death caused by breathing inhalants in closed/poorly ventilated spaces

Question 13

Nitrites produce effects that last…

Answer 13

a few seconds up to 20 minutes

Question 14

The effects of nitrous oxide last..

Answer 14

5 minutes or less

Question 15

Possible effects of inhalants

Answer 15

Floating sensation; inebriation similar to alcohol intoxication; intense headache; light headaches; nausea and excessive salivation; possible hallucinations;

Altered shapes and colours; antagonistic behaviour; bizarre thoughts; distorted perceptions of space and time; dizziness and numbness; drowsiness and weakness

Question 16

General indicators of subject under the influence of an Inhalants

Answer 16

Bloodshot, watery eyes
Confused
Disoriented 
Flushed face, possibly sweating
Intense headaches
Lack of muscle control
Non-communicative
Odour of the inhaled substance
Possible traces of the substance around the face and nose

Question 17

Duration of effects for volatile substances

Answer 17

Generally 6-8 hours for most volatile solvents

Question 18

DRE step 12 - read demand for_______.

Answer 18

Blood with inhalants

Question 19

The effects of Amyl Nitrite last from a few seconds up to _____ minutes.

Answer 19

20 minutes