inhalant
Mist for lungs
An inhalant is a substance inhaled for its effects—either medicinally or recreationally.
Medical inhalants deliver drugs directly to the lungs: asthma inhalants.
Recreationally, the term usually refers to volatile household products—glue, paint thinner, aerosol sprays—sniffed for a brief high.
This practice is dangerous and associated mainly with adolescents.
Labored, audible breathing
- sniffingInhaling through the nose
- baggingEnclosing in pouches
- whippetsSmall swift hound breed
- glueBonding substance
solvent · aerosol · propellant · gasoline · paint · thinner · toluene · nitrous
Mist-making breathing apparatus
- bronchodilatorMedication widening lung passages
- albuterolBronchodilator for asthma
- corticosteroidAdrenal-derived inflammation suppressant
- rescueSave from harm
maintenance · asthma · COPD · emphysema · pulmonologist · spirometry · anticholinergic · prescription
Respiratory chest organs
diaphragm · respiration · oxygen · ventilation · breathing · breath · inspiration · expiration
Fundamentally necessary
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- diffuserDevice that scatters evenly
- eucalyptusAromatic Australian timber tree
- lavenderFragrant herb, pale violet
peppermint · menthol · camphor · vapor · aromatic · scent · fragrance · therapeutic
huffing
Labored, audible breathing
glue · solvent · aerosol · propellant · gasoline · paint · thinner · toluene · nitrous · oxide
nebulizer
Mist-making breathing apparatus
- bronchodilatorMedication widening lung passages
- albuterolBronchodilator for asthma
- corticosteroidAdrenal-derived inflammation suppressant
rescue · maintenance · asthma · COPD · emphysema · pulmonologist · spirometry · anticholinergic · prescription · puffer
lungs
Respiratory chest organs
pulmonary · diaphragm · respiration · oxygen · ventilation · breathing · breath · inspiration · expiration · gasp
essential
Fundamentally necessary
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- diffuserDevice that scatters evenly
- eucalyptusAromatic Australian timber tree
lavender · peppermint · menthol · camphor · vapor · aromatic · scent · fragrance · therapeutic · soothing
- apothecarypharmacy, apothecary, drugstore, dispensary, pharmacist
- herbal remediesechinacea, chamomile, valerian, ginseng, ginkgo biloba
- liquid medicinescough syrup, elixir, syrup, tincture, expectorant
- eucalyptus oilsvapor rub, chest rub
inhalantoral medication
Drugs swallowed whole
pill · tablet · capsule · injectable · injection
- smoke inhalationBreathing in combustion gases
- steam inhalationBreathing heated water vapor
- smog inhalationBreathing in polluted air
- inhalation therapyMedical breathing of aerosols
inhalation, inhalants, inhalations, inhalable, inhalator, inhalators