![]() If that's still not enough to worry about, the user can also die or be seriously injured if they drive, cross busy streets, and do other things that require sharp judgment and reflexes while under the influence. Besides sudden sniffing death, huffing can also lead to death via asphyxiation, where the inhaled fumes take up the space in lungs, leaving no room for oxygen, suffocation from breathing in an enclosed area, convulsions, comas or seizures due to abnormal activity in the brain, and choking from inhaling vomit. The user first experiences irregular and rapid heart beats, followed by heart failure and then death. Since 1970 there has been a steady rise in "sudden sniffing death," where a single session of huffing causes an otherwise healthy person to die. Although huffing may be seen as a cheap thrill (literally), the user may pay for it by vomiting, loss of sensation, and unconsciousness as unwanted side effects, or even death. This is likely due to the fact that these agents are legal, cheap, and readily available around the house. But because these substances contain toxins, they may also cause dizziness and nausea.įor many young people, inhalation of solvent fumes, also called "huffing," is their first chemically-induced high. These are often the desired effects the user is trying to achieve. Many heavy solvent sniffers report altered states of consciousness, complete with visual hallucinations and vivid dreamlike experiences while awake. Like the effects of low-dose anesthesia, the pungent fumes of these chemicals produce a lightheaded and hot feeling. Lighter fluid, like gasoline, model airplane glue, paint thinner, varnish, nail polish remover, and even some types of cover-up products, are all known in chemistry as "organic solvents," or part of the volatile organic compound (VOC) family.
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