Treatment for Inhalant
Addiction
• The use of inhalants for internal use has been proven to be
very dangerous in research done with animals and humans,
proving that inhalant abuse is extremely lethal.
The
persistent abuse of inhalants can result in brain and nervous
system damage. Some of the damage done to the nervous
system is similar to the effects of certain neurological
disorders such as multiple sclerosis. If an abuser continues to
abuse inhalants they are putting their heart, lungs, liver, and
kidneys at severe risk of permanent damage. Extended abuse
of inhalants is known to negatively affect mental cognition,
movement, eyesight and hearing. The abuse of such toxic
chemicals as butane, propane, aerosols, can result in “sudden
sniffing death”—this can occur in an otherwise healthy young
person after even their first sniffing session.
• If you or a loved one is suffering from the effects of inhalant
abuse, it is imperative that treatment starts right away. The
treatment for an inhalant addict is dependent on the age,
gender and length of exposure the person has been inhaling
the chemicals, if there are other drugs involved, and if the
addict has any of the co-occurring disorders present.