The increased purity of street heroin, coupled with the inability to know just how pure the heroin the user is injecting, means that fatal overdoses are become more commonplace. Many heroin addicts often share needles and other injection equipment, so they put themselves at risk of contracting HIV and other infectious diseases. Major symptoms peak within 48-72 hours, and subside within a week or so. The Bag, Whiffs, Whippets, Amys, Snappers, Poppers, Bold, Rush Inhalants are breathable chemical vapors that produce mind-altering effects. They nearly all produce effects like anesthetics, slowing down the body's functions .
Inhalant abuse starts early.
Some young people may use inhalants as a cheap, accessible way to get high. They are the third most abused substance among 12-14 year olds, behind tobacco and alcohol. They also can cause suffocation by displacing oxygen in the lungs. Death by inhalants is caused by a high concentration of fumes. Nicotine Cigarette smoking has been the most popular method of taking nicotine since the beginning of the 20th century.