Nitrates

Sniffing nitrites makes the user light headed and giddy and produces a feeling of blood rushing to the head, a flush of warmth and heightened sensual awareness. These effects last only one minute or so at most. For this reason, Amyl and Butyl nitrites are regarded as ‘party’ or ‘nightclub’ drugs, rather than drugs of everyday abuse.

Some people get a bad headache after using nitrates. Repeated sniffing can cause the user to become dizzy or to possibly pass out. Some side effects include headaches, nausea, coughing and dizziness.

Consequences of inhalant abuse

Consequences for health

There is no safe way of abusing inhalants. People have died at the first sniff, or after using them for some time.

Short-term, sniffing solvents or aerosol sprays can cause heart failure and instant death. Sniffing can cause death the first time or any time. Inhalants can cause death from suffocation by displacing the oxygen in the lungs. Inhalants can also cause death by depressing the central nervous system so much that breathing slows down until it stops.

Death from inhalants usually results from sniffing a very high concentration of inhalant fumes – i.e. sniffing from a bag where the vapours have been allowed to collect. Deliberately inhaling from a paper bag greatly increases the chance of suffocation.

When a person is under the influence of inhalants, sudden exertion can cause a muscle spasm in the throat or heart. This can cause death.

Inhaling gases straight from aerosols may freeze the back of the throat causing death through suffocation. The gases may also be toxic. In 1995 abuse of volatile substances caused 68 deaths – of these, more than 40 were caused by abuse of gas lighter fuel refills.

Long-term abuse of inhalants can cause weight loss, skin problems, bronchitis, muscle fatigue, memory impairment, mood swings and loss of concentration.

Repeated sniffing of strong vapours over a number of years can cause permanent damage to the nervous system. In addition, long-term abuse of certain inhalants can damage the liver, kidneys, blood, and bone marrow. Glue and paint thinner sniffing in particular produce kidney abnormalities, while the solvents toluene and trichloroethylene (trike) cause liver damage.

Tolerance, which means the sniffer needs more and more each time to get the same effect, is likely to develop from most inhalants when they are used regularly.

Legal Status

Amyl nitrite can only be issued by pharmacists, but it is not illegal to possess this drug.

Butyl nitrite and all other inhalants referred to above – such as glues, paint thinners, aerosols etc. are freely available for sale to adults. However, it is an offence to sell some substances that can be used for intoxication – such as solvents, glues etc. – to people under 16 years old in the UK. In early 1998 the UK Government announced its intention to extend this ban to cigarette lighter gas refills.

Such bans apply to shopkeepers etc. and are intended to prevent young people buying products that can be abused as inhalants. They are not easy to enforce and in any case many of the substances that can be used for inhalant abuse are present in every home.

It is not an offence for any person – of any age – to possess inhalants.

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