inhalants
Drugs you breathe
Inhalants are substances whose vapors are inhaled to produce intoxicating effects.
The term usually refers to common household products—glue, paint thinner, aerosol sprays, nitrous oxide—that aren't designed as drugs but are abused for their psychoactive properties: Inhalant abuse is especially common among teenagers.
The category excludes substances meant to be inhaled, like tobacco or cannabis.
Labored, audible breathing
- sniffingInhaling through the nose
- baggingEnclosing in pouches
- whippitsNitrous oxide cartridges
- volatileLiable to sudden change
solvents · glue · aerosols · gases · nitrous · poppers · toluene · butane
Airborne chemical irritants
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
- noxiousHarmful, especially when inhaled
- poisonousCapable of causing death
- chemicalsManufactured or isolated substances
asphyxiant · neurotoxic · carcinogenic · ventilation · industrial · accidental · vapors · suffocation
Respiratory chest organs
- airwayPassage for breath
- bronchialOf lung airways
- pulmonaryOf the lungs
- respirationGas exchange in organisms
oxygen · breath · diaphragm · ventilation · inspiration · expiration · breathing · trachea
Aromatic Australian timber tree
- lavenderFragrant herb, pale violet
- peppermintAromatic mint hybrid
- mentholCooling agent from plants
- camphorAromatic crystalline insect deterrent
diffuser · vaporizer · steam · nasal · decongestant · sinus · Vicks · balm
Mist-making breathing apparatus
- bronchodilatorMedication widening lung passages
- albuterolBronchodilator for asthma
- corticosteroidAdrenal-derived inflammation suppressant
- spacerDevice maintaining separation
puffer · maintenance · spirometer · pulmonologist · anticholinergic · COPD · asthma · emphysema
huffing
Labored, audible breathing
volatile · solvents · glue · aerosols · gases · nitrous · poppers · toluene · butane · propane
fumes
Airborne chemical irritants
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
- noxiousHarmful, especially when inhaled
- poisonousCapable of causing death
chemicals · asphyxiant · neurotoxic · carcinogenic · ventilation · industrial · accidental · vapors · suffocation
lungs
Respiratory chest organs
respiration · oxygen · breath · diaphragm · ventilation · inspiration · expiration · breathing · trachea · alveoli
eucalyptus
Aromatic Australian timber tree
- lavenderFragrant herb, pale violet
- peppermintAromatic mint hybrid
- mentholCooling agent from plants
camphor · diffuser · vaporizer · steam · nasal · decongestant · sinus · Vicks · balm · aromatic
nebulizer
Mist-making breathing apparatus
- bronchodilatorMedication widening lung passages
- albuterolBronchodilator for asthma
- corticosteroidAdrenal-derived inflammation suppressant
spacer · puffer · maintenance · spirometer · pulmonologist · anticholinergic · COPD · asthma · emphysema · expectorant
- drugsibuprofen, marijuana, aspirin, meth, cocaine
- substance abuseaddiction, abuse, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, substance use
- apothecarypharmacy, apothecary, drugstore, dispensary, pharmacist
- psychoactivesLSD, MDMA, cannabis, psilocybin, heroin
- Substancesmatter, elements, compounds, molecules, atoms
- addictionaddiction, drug addiction, substance abuse, drug dependence, substance dependency
inhalantspills
Oral medication units
injectables · tablets · topicals · suppositories · transdermal patches
inhalantsemissions
Substances released into air
pollutants · effluents · exhaust · fumes · off-gassing