Inhalant abuse is a serious problem

Inhalant abuse, com­monly called “huff­ing,” is the pur­pose­ful inhala­tion of chem­i­cal vapors to obtain a high. Inhalant abusers will often use house­hold chem­i­cals to obtain their high. The inhalant prob­lem came to pub­lic atten­tion in the 1950s when news media began report­ing on young peo­ple sniff­ing model air­plane glue to get a cheap high. Since then, young peo­ple have dis­cov­ered most any house­hold chem­i­cal — from nail pol­ish remover to air fresh­en­ers — can give them the euphoric effect they are seeking.