As with most inhalants, the "high" from the chemical is inseparable from the damage done to the brain. The same is true for gasoline and rubber cement. However, the same is not true of Nitrous Oxide, so don't let it's labeling as an "inhalant" confuse you. Permanent markers contain chemicals called solvents. Unfortunately, the chemicals that cause these effects can also make you sick, kill your brain cells, and damage your nerves.
So, if you have extra brain cells you want to get rid of, go on and sniff your Sharpies! I would guess though that you don't have any extra, or you wouldn't ask this. Sleeping pills can kill you. Sleeping pills are in the class of drugs known as sedatives. These drugs depress the function of the brain and nervous system.
Thus, when prescribed by a doctor, they can relax you to help you sleep. But taking too many sleeping pills can depress your nervous system too much. In particular you may stop breathing, so a very dangerous idea. Hi dash! Sometimes when drugs are mixed, it can lead to fatal consequences. For example, some people mix cocaine and heroin to create a high that combines the effects of both drugs, but this can result in unpredicatable mental and physical impairments, and even death.
Unless they are a prescription drug from a pharmacy, it is impossible to be sure that the pill contains the drug you think it does, and hospitalizations and death have resulted from drugs that were mixed with fentanyl or cut with other substances. If you aren't sure what's in the pill, you can't be sure how the drugs will interact. The different types of inhalants carry other specific dangers:. People who use inhalants over a long time may have bloodshot eyes, sores on the nose and mouth, nose-bleeds, pale skin, excessive thirst and weight loss.
They may also have trouble concentrating, remembering and thinking clearly. Other possible effects include tiredness, depression, irritability, hostility and paranoia. The long-term effects of inhalants vary depending on which inhalant is used.
Heavy solvent use can result in numbess, weakness, tremors and a lack of co-ordination in the arms and legs. Some long-term effects may go away when people stop using, but others are permanent. When inhaled, solvents are carried by the blood and stored in fat tissue in the body. Internal organs that have high blood circulation and that are rich in fat tissue, such as the brain, liver and kidney, are particularly affected.
If inhalant use is stopped, damage to the liver and kidneys may heal, but damage to the brain is almost always permanent. Long-term use of solvents such as toluene or naphthalene has also been shown to damage nerve fibres in the brain resulting in a neurological condition similar to multiple sclerosis.
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There are hundreds of different kinds of inhalants, roughly dividing into four different types: Volatile solvents: These are the most commonly abused type of inhalants. Examples of solvents used as inhalants include benzene, toluene, xylene, acetone, naptha and hexane. Products such as gasoline,cleaning fluids, paint thinners, hobby glue, correction fluid and felt-tip markers contain a mixture of different types of solvents.
Aerosol or spray cans: Hair spray, spray paint, cooking spray and other aerosol products contain pressurized liquids or gases such as fluorocarbon and butane. Some aerosol products also contain solvents. Where does it come from? What does it look like? Who uses it? Nitrous oxide is a drug of abuse available to many health care workers. Nitrite use is most common among gay men.
How does it make you feel? How long does the feeling last? He explains that while research on inhalants like Sharpies and how they impact the brain is somewhat limited, we do know the culprit behind that unsatisfying high — volatile organic compounds , which are added to permanent markers because they evaporate and help the ink dry. Inhaling them slows down the brain , which results in symptoms like slurred speech, loss of coordination, nausea and so on. During the actual act of inhaling a Sharpie, these compounds also replace the oxygen that would normally supply your brain, which can result in hypoxia , a general lack of oxygen that causes confusion, dizziness and rapid breathing, all of which contribute to that befuddled high feeling.
Now watch as a wild and crazy dude on YouTube sniffs a bunch of permanent markers until he almost passes out and decides that drugs are dumb:.
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