




Facts
Teens have easy access to inhalants. These toxic chemicals found in everyday household products can be readily purchased in grocery, hardware, and convenience stores or found around the house. About fourteen hundred ordinary products contain chemical vapors that young people can inhale or sniff, an act known as huffing. Huffing causes a quick, intense high that usually lasts only a few minutes and can be accompanied by a feeling of intoxication, well-being, and a lowering of inhibitions. The vapors are found in solvents such as glue, paint, paint thinner, gasoline, kerosene, lighter fluid, nail polish remover, varnishes, and cleaning fluids. They are also found in art or office supplies such as correction fluids and felt tip markers. Inhalants in the form of gases are found in whipping cream aerosols, coolants, cooking sprays, spray paint, chloroform, and nitrous oxide. In the 1950s and 1960s the use of inhalants became widespread and then died down considerably. In the past few years, however, the use of inhalants has increased. Use is highest in the middle schools and junior highs, where the appeal is the ease of obtaining the products. In 1993, 11 percent of eighth graders reported using an inhalant, and by 1995 that number rose to 13 percent. As the children get older they either lose interest or move on to stronger drugs, and by senior year only 8 percent had used inhalants in the past year. Depending on the chemicals inhaled, users can be left with headaches, nausea, dizziness, loss of concentration, blindness, hearing loss, brain damage, lead poisoning, and even cancer from sniffing chemicals like the benzene found in rubber cement. Since these products aren't meant to be used as drugs, many people don't think of them as such, and young people will often try them as an alternative to a "real drug" without knowing the dangers. At least seventy-six young people died from huffing in 1991 alone. The chemicals in aerosol sprays or solvents can throw the body into cardiac arrest by causing the heart to beat very fast and erratically, then suddenly stop beating, causing death. Or the inhalant can starve the body of oxygen by forcing the air out of the lungs and central nervous system. In that scenario, the user instantly stops breathing and dies. If a person does not have the self-confidence in their ability to remain abstinent, certainly undercuts the motivation to keep working at it. If a person does not start feeling better about themselves in recovery and gain self-esteem, then the idea of returning to drug and alcohol use can become very attractive. There needs to be some internal reward for going through all the effort of maintaining sobriety. Relapse back into drug and alcohol use happens with alarming frequency for great number of people. It is therefore only prudent to develop plans that decrease the possibility of relapse. However, relapse not a part of the recovery process, many people stopped using drugs in our overall never to return to it. In my experience, however, these people have put a great deal of proactive planning into use. They have made recovery their number one priority and have been ferocious in their commitment. The ambiguity surrounding the health hazards of Cannabis may be attributed to a number of factors besides those that ordinarily prevail. First, from animal studies, it has been difficult to prove or disprove health hazards in human beings. Second, Cannabis is still used mainly by young persons in the best of health. Third, Cannabis is often used in combination with tobacco and alcohol, among licit drugs, as well as with a variety of other illicit drugs. Finally, the whole issue of Cannabis use is so laden with emotion that serious investigations of the health hazards of the drug have been colored by the prejudices of the experimenter, either for or against the drug as a potential hazard or benefit to health. GHB taken in combination with ecstasy or methamphetamine can lead to the impression in users that their tolerance for the drug has increased far beyond what it actually has. Individuals who report consuming up to five times the normal dose when on speed or ecstasy acknowledge that their "average" high dose landed them in the hospital when taken alone. |
Withdrawal
Withdrawal is what happens when a person who is addicted to drugs or alcohol discontinues use. There are numerous symptoms that take place both physically and emotionally when an addicted individual stops using. Withdrawal can last a few days to a few weeks and may include nausea or vomiting, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety. Keep in mind; this only occurs if a person has regular, heavy use of a drug or alcohol. Withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable without professional help. Treatment for withdrawal from alcohol or drugs may require a medical professional to be present. Drug and alcohol rehabilitation is often the best way to overcome withdrawal and its symptoms as well as recovery from drug addiction.
Addict
An addict is an individual who has a compulsive urge to use drugs, to the point where they feel they have no effective choice but to continue use. An addict will continue their self destructive behaviors in order to feel good or to avoid
feeling bad. It can dominate their mind, and keep them coming back for more. The addiction can be
different for each addict, depending on their vice and the kind of person they
are.
Drug Overdose
A drug overdose occurs when you consume more drugs than your body can tolerate. Drug users are constantly flirting with the risk of a drug overdose. There is a
fine line between the high they're seeking and serious injury or death. While many victims of drug overdose recover without long term effects, there
can be serious consequences. Some drug overdoses cause the failure of major
organs like the kidneys or liver, or failure of whole systems like the
respiratory or circulatory systems. Patients who survive drug overdose may need
kidney dialysis, kidney or liver transplant, or ongoing care as a result of
heart failure, stroke, or coma. Death can occur in almost any drug overdose
situation, particularly if treatment is not started immediately.
Drug Side Effects
Drug addiction and abuse comes with a heavy price. There are drastic drug side effects associated with drug misuse and abuse. Drug side effects from legal and illegal drugs can range from mild itching to comas and death. In addition to the physical drug side effects mentioned, there are many psychological drug side effects of drug abuse; the most serious being drug addiction and overdose.
Drug Abuse
Drug abuse is defined as the chronic or habitual use of any chemical substance to alter states of body or mind for other than medically warranted purposes. Drug abuse is a problem which has an effect on people of all income levels,
ages, and stations in life. Quite often the last person to see that there is a
problem is the drug abuser them self. Every year, more and more people become
drug addicts in their pursuit to get "high".
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