American teens view sniffing inhalants as less dangerous than they did five years ago, suggesting a greater willingness to try "huffing," concludes a national survey released Monday. Seventy-seven ...

alarming trend -- that preteens and young teens who use drugs chose inhalants as a "gateway" drug to other illicit drugs. The findings released at the National Inhalant Prevention Coalition's latest ...

More pre-teens using household inhalants to get high, according to survey April 8, 2010— -- In 7th grade, Riley Foster, 16, of Indianapolis, Ind., would hide out in his garage after school and ...

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Dustin Gulley knows the dangers of inhaling some common household items. "It's immediate gratification," Gulley said. "It's the most intense buzz I've everhad. It almost makes you go into a blackout ...

HAMPTON — Kim Goupil and Kirby Lenihan had been friends until Lenihan moved away and transferred to another high school in Sussex County. The teenagers gradually lost contact but met by chance nearly ...

Ammonia inhalants are respiratory stimulant because ammonia gas irritates the lungs and triggers an inhalation reflex. This reflex alters breathing patterns and results in improved flow rates of the ...

Changes in the expression of genes may be the reason why people who abuse inhalants, such as spray paint or glue, quickly develop a tolerance, biologists have discovered. This is the first study to ...

You could be enabling someone to kill themself and not even know it. Death proves itself the most potent possible side effect of inhalant abuse, even for first-time thrill seekers whose average age ...