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What is
“Huffing”?
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Some children and
adolescents abuse gasoline as a means of “getting high.” Gasoline sniffing,
also known as “huffing,” has been noted in children as young as 5 and it
usually peaks at age 15.
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Inhaling as few as
15-20 breaths from an open container of gasoline or a petroleum-based solvent
can result in
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euphoria,
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unsteady walk, and
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confusion. This
state can last five or six hours, with effects similar to those created by
alcohol and hallucinogens.
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Repeated huffing can
have a significant long-lasting harmful effect on the body, especially the
nerves.
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(Bridge) How
does huffing also present a fire and burn injury risk?
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