Inhalants "Inhalants are volatile substances that produce chemical vapors that can be inhaled to induce a psychoactive‚ or mind-altering‚ effect. “http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/inhalant -abuse/what-are-inhalants” Inhalants are not natural‚ they are man made in factories. There are four main types of inhalants which are volatile solvents‚ gases‚ aerosols‚ and nitrites. Some examples of these are household products such as glue‚ paint thinner‚ and aerosol cans. Inhalants
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Introduction Of all the drugs out there‚ inhalants are probably the easiest drugs anyone can obtain. Almost everyone has used inhalants from young children to full grown adults. The use of inhalants is a lot more harmful to the body physically and mentally then what most believe. So before you decide to pick up a marker and sniff it‚ let me give some incite on inhalants and what can be the consequences of using them. Origin The chronic use of inhalants dates as far back as 800 B.C. During this
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Internal Medicine‚ Singapore General Hospital‚ Singapore Abstract Inhalant abuse is a prevalent and often overlooked form of substance abuse in adolescents and young adults. It causes a euphoric feeling‚ may become addictive and can be a serious health concern associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Acute effects of inhalants include sudden sniffing death syndrome‚ asphyxia‚ and traumatic injuries. Chronic inhalant abuse can damage the brain‚ heart‚ lung‚ kidney‚ liver‚ and bone marrow
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times cause the user to have hallucinations. Some common all arounders are marijuana and mushrooms. How do inhalants fit in to these categories? Inhalants can take the forms of aerosols‚ solvents‚ gases‚ and nitrates. Aerosols can be found in hairspray‚ cooking sprays or in air fresheners. A solvent inhalant can be gasoline‚ paint thinner or nail polish remover to name just a few. An inhalant gas that is abused commonly is nitrous oxide. These products can be used in various ways either by the user
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Substance abuse- Inhalants The term substance refers to chemical compound that are ingested in order to alter mood or behavior. Substance use: It is the ingestion of psycho active substance (which alters mood or behavior) in moderate amount that does not significantly interfere with social‚ educational or occupational functioning. Eg: Drinking a cup of coffee in the morning in order to wake up. Substance intoxication: It means our physiological reaction to ingested substances that is getting high
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name for all adhesive products including water-based school glue”‚ in Honduras (Donaldson‚ 2008). Unfortunate to Kativo and H.B. Fuller‚ Resistol became the inhalant drug of choice among street children in Honduras. Since Resisol had gained such a stigma‚ and inhalants had become so popular among children in general‚ the common inhalant abusers on the street had become to be known by locals as “Resistoleros”. The unfortunate local slang
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sheens by the addition of "flatting" agents. However‚ commercially available varnish has a bad effect on one’s health when inhaled because it is one of the examples of inhalant drugs. It can cause many changes in the body. Once the vapors enter the body‚ some are absorbed by parts of the brain and nervous system. All of the inhalants (except nitrites) slow down the body’s functions‚ similar to the effects of drinking alcohol. At first someone gets excited‚ but then gets tired‚ has trouble speaking
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Before Surgery in the early 19th century is dangerous and painful. There is no way to relieve the pain felt by patients during operations. Surgeons do not yet know how to control blood loss or infection‚ and operating theatres are dirty and dangerous places to be.Some surgeons superstitiously prefer to wear their ‘lucky’ coat in the operating theatre – a coat worn during a successful operation in the past. They do not wash their ‘lucky’ coat between operations in case this breaks their run of
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H.B. Fuller’s moral obligations in this case are to do everything they can to prevent illegal distribution and use of their products. Being the leading manufacturer of industrial glues worldwide‚ it is impossible for the company to get rid of products that kids are misusing. Yes‚ the company can take steps to stop it‚ which they are by not selling it to retailors and small business owners in Honduras and Guatemala where the biggest abuse problem is. However‚ this company cannot be morally responsible
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The following case study is an exploration of the Australian film Samson and Delilah which features the impact that the volatile substance abuse [VSA] of petrol sniffing has on one of the characters in the film‚ Samson. I have chosen him to be the basis for my client and case-study and will begin by giving a description of the character‚ his family life and the social context to start this case-study. I will then provide an assessment and case formulation as well as Samson’s psychosocial needs and
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