huffers

Chemical vapor abusers

Huffers are people who inhale chemical vapors to get high—from paint, glue, aerosols, or solvents.

The practice is called huffing because users often breathe fumes from a soaked rag or bag held to the face: Police found huffers passed out in the abandoned building.

The term carries connotations of desperation and danger, as inhalant abuse can cause sudden death.

inhalant

solvents

Liquids that dissolve substances

  • aerosolsSuspended particles in gas
  • paintColored coating substance
  • glueBonding substance

nitrous · whippits · bags · rags · fumes · spray paint · gasoline · markers · propellant · butane

breathing

panting

Rapid labored breathing

exhaling · labored · winded · breathless · asthmatics · joggers · climbers · exertion · altitude · shortness

anger

fuming

Extremely angry, visibly so

offended · sulking · pouting · resentful · storming · blowing off steam · tantrum · irritated · annoyed · venting

Opposites
method of substance intake

hufferspill poppers

Those who overuse medications

injectors · shooters · mainliners · smokers · snorters

sobriety and substance use

huffersteetotalers

Those avoiding all alcohol

abstainers · non-users · recovering addicts

Phrases
Family

huffed, huffer

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