What Kind of Drug Is It?

Inhalants are legal household, industrial, medical, and office products that can be deadly when misused. They contain dangerous vapors—gas or fumes that can be irritating or physically harmful when inhaled. Such vapors produce PSYCHOACTIVE effects when breathed in through the mouth or nose.

There are three main characteristics of inhalants: 1) They are volatile. This means that they are unstable or easily converted to a vapor at room temperature. 2) They do not fall into the category of drugs that are usually inhaled, such as nicotine or cocaine. 3) They are deliberately inhaled by users in concentrated form so that the users can get high. Substances that fit into this category include gasoline, lighter fluid, glues, liquid cleaning agents, and spray paint, just to name a few. These products were never intended to be used as drugs.

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