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Updated November 24, 2003

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Category:

Other Compounds.

Commercial and Street Names:

Solvents paint thinners, gasoline, glues gases butane, propane, aerosol propellants, nitrous oxide nitrites isoamyl, isobutyl, cyclohexyl laughing gas, poppers, snappers, whippets.

How Administered:

Inhaled through nose or mouth.

Intoxication Effects and Potential Health Consequences:

Stimulation, loss of inhibition; headache; nausea or vomiting; slurred speech, loss of motor coordination; wheezing; unconsciousness, cramps, weight loss, muscle weakness, depression, memory impairment, damage to cardiovascular and nervous systems, sudden death.

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