SLANG TERMS Laughing gas rush whippets poppers snappers Inhalants are breathable chemicals that produce mind-altering vapors. People do not think of inhalants as drugs because most of the products were never meant to be used that way. Inhalants are ingested by "sniffing" or snorting (through the nose), "bagging" (inhaling fumes from a plastic bag), or huffing (stuffing an inhalant soaked rag into the mouth). IMMEDIATE EFFECTS Nearly all inhalants produce effects similar to anesthetics, which …showed first 75 words of 428 total…

…showed last 75 words of 428 total…be among the most common-abusers. Nearly one in five (18%) high school seniors report having used inhalants. This figure has remained constant since 1979. Statistics from a 1991-92 Pride USA survey shows that inhalant use among 8th graders went from: 5.1% in 1990-91 to 5.9% in 1991-92 o3.5% of 6th graders abuse inhalants o15% of students who said they use inhalants use them daily o29% of those who said they use inhalants said they started before their 10th birthday.