Talk:Inhalant

Petrol vs Gasoline

I am aware that the content of Wikipedia is for use around the world, but I also think it necessary to point out that I almost missed the information I was looking for on Petrol-sniffing amongst Aborigines. The simple reason for this is in the wording. The word "Gasoline" is not used in Australia(except in American movies).

Accessibility considerations aside, however, the information in this section is most likely to be relevant to Australians. I am therefore changing the wording to reflect the name given to the practice in Australia.

Does anyone feel that it's necessary to discuss this further? Johno (talk) 07:21, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Blah Blah

Do you really this article should begin with, "Blah blah blah"? Violet yoshi (talk) 03:31, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Patterns of Non-Medical Usage: Africa

Is the text referring to a specific 'something' that is no longer there, or did the author think there was no inhalant abuse in Africa? Because I can assure you it's rampant, but I'm hesitant to edit to reflect this in case the present version is in fact trying to say something true that I'm unaware of. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ytterix (talk • contribs) 00:33, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

important note

i think it should be mentioned somewhere that huffing cyanoacrylates is analogous to slow suicide due to the abundance of formaldehyde in the fumes emitted as it undergoes hydration and hardens —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.185.67.41 (talk) 20:12, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Lumped together?

I'm not sure that solvents should be lumped together with nitrous oxide and amyl nitrate. What's next? Should we add cocaine to this article since it's "inhaled"? It seems to me there is a vast difference between inhaled solvents and inhaled psychoactive chemicals. Gigs (talk) 18:07, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

The only way cocaine is inhaled is if it is smoked. Though I believe what you mean is insufflation, which is so it can be absorbed by the mucous membrane, which has little to do with inhaling at all. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.166.158.24 (talk) 15:17, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

That isn't his point, nitrous oxide is a psychoactive drug unlike say butane which just causes hypoxia. Sincerally, C6541 (T↔C) at 18:44, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Dusting

I was about to move "Dusting (inhalent abuse)" to "Dusting (inhalant abuse)" (since the article does, in fact, refer to inhalant abuse and not abuse of the intake portion of a duct) when I came upon this article and realized that this seems to me to be the best place for this information. However, since it's already pretty long and there is some discussion of which inhalants do and do not belong in the article, I've just put up the proposal for now.Originalname37 (talk) 22:48, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Drop it into the section under other inhalants and whippits.--Knulclunk (talk) 15:13, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Agreed. The Dusting article is poor in quality and cites no sources for the preachy second paragraph. I would include the definition and description and find sources to substantiate the rest.BGinOC (talk) 06:34, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Inhaling..

Inhaling can also cause your lips and parts of your face to become numb. Depending on how much you inhale and what it can last a while..like an hour. :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Livelifefull (talk • contribs) 11:40, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

Well yeah. That is how I sort laundry to see what needs to be rewashed - if it is clean (ie free from air freshener) then my cheeks don't go numb. However, you got to wait until your cheeks thaw out to be able to tell after a few to be rewashed items are found. MCS is like Inhaling (same substances and same symptoms) but you get wasted on less. 24.77.75.185 (talk) 18:33, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Dubious

"Inhalant users tend to be people who are bored or do not have access to other drugs or alcohol, such as children, teenagers, incarcerated or institutionalized people, and marginalized individuals"

I feel there are a few issues with this statement:

1. "....do not have access to other drugs or alcohol, such as ... teengagers" - while teenegers do not have legal access to alcohol, I think it is a bit of an overstatement to say "do not have access". If anything, solvent abuse would probably be more prevalent in those that do drink

2. Alkyl Nitries (poppers) - main group of users traditionally are homosexual males - not really any of the groups listed (unlesss they are being classified as "marginalized individuals", which would not be NPOV)

3. "..people who are bored..." - sound unencylopedic, possible not NPOV

4. " ..do not have access to other drugs ... such as ...incarcerated people" - the availability of drugs inside the prison system is well documented, so I'm a bit dubious that convicted criminals would use inhale gasoline or aerosols as opposed to the readily avaialable stronger narcotics. 87.112.13.164 (talk) 22:16, 9 June 2010 (UTC)