huffing and myths (Volatile Solvents)

[The_Great_Sage]

ok we have all heard that if you sniff a marker it gets you a buzz or
sum shit. is it true??? and about huffing other things, what do people
huff ? i have never tried it and proly wont but im just curious. and
how do you huff. i really dont know anything about it and it seems kind
of like hmmm idk immature or juvinile like shit dude gfo buy a bag dont
huff your window cleaner

[PenguinPhreak]

People huff volatile solvents. These are found in various things such
as industrial coolants (trioflouroethane, freon), glue, spray paint,
certain brands of markers (I think most are discontinued), gasoline,
etc. They are very very unhealthy and cause very significant brain
damage. Anyone who knows someone who huffs a lot knows what I mean.
Huffing is done in a variety of ways. Some simply sniff the substance,
some put it in a bag and breath in and out of the bag, and some people
put them in ballons and inhale the air out of the ballon. One common
misconception is that N20 fits in with this group of drugs because it
is inhaled. This is simply not true, nitrous oxide is a dissociative
and very much safer than volatile solvents.

[motorhead]

I think that huffing is a pretty juvenile thing. I know alot of people that tried it when they were in their early teens, mostly gas. I think this is the case in most areas, just an easy high, easily available to minors looking for fun who in most cases dont really do it that often nor for very long. However, huffing is a serious problem in the Canadian north among the Inuit people. There have been a few documentaries about certain areas in the north where it is particularly bad. Huffing is bad for you, thats no myth.

[Nature Boy]

A friend of mine used to inhale petroleum. For an intelligent enough guy that was an idiotic period he went through.

[cactus]

the only thing ive ever huffed was amil nitrate, it is pretty damned good if your on something else (especially MDx) but too much makes you feel nasty, and burns your skin.


the things we do when we're young.........

[zapatista]

Unlike middle/upper class psychonauts, there are many throughout this country and the world that use drugs for reasons other than recreation.for many inhalents provide escape from the pain of hunger and poverty. Among poor communities, especially MexicanAmericans, the use of spray paint as a delirients isstill common. In third world nations, glue and other inhalents are used by the homeless. The problem goes beyond youthful inexperience.