Deck 13: Abuse and Addiction to Inhalants and Aerosols

Question 1

Inhalant abusers

A) generally keep to the level of exposure limits suggested by the Occupational Health and Safety regulations proposed by the government.
B) tend to inhale their compounds of choice at levels far above those seen when the compound is used as directed.
C) expose themselves to potentially lethal levels of radioactive compounds, which is the main reason inhalant abusers die.
D) are not very adept at finding new substances to abuse as inhalants.

Answer 1

tend to inhale their compounds of choice at levels far above those seen when the compound is used as directed.

Question 2

The majority of inhalant abusers will go on to develop other drug problems.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Rafael has poured lighter fluid onto a cloth and places the cloth over his mouth and nose. What type of inhalant abuse is he engaging in?

A) Bagging
B) Sniffing
C) Ragging
D) Huffing

Answer 3

Huffing

Question 4

The risk for suicide increases with the increase of inhalant abuse.

Question 5

The effects of inhalant abuse are compared in your text to what drug category?

A) Stimulants
B) CNS depressants
C) Hallucinogens
D) Marijuana

Question 6

Inhalant abuse, especially volatile solvent abuse, is difficult to control mostly because

A) the users are young.
B) the laws that outlaw inhalant abuse are not strong enough.
C) there are very few symptoms of the abuse.
D) the substances are nearly everywhere.

Question 7

In many areas, how is butyl nitrite sold?

A) In felt-tipped pens
B) As a "room deodorizer"
C) In whipped cream cans
D) In model airplane glue

Question 8

According to your text, the ratio of male-to-female inhalant abusers is

A) 10 boys for every 1 girl.
B) 1 boy for every 3 girls.
C) 15 boys for every 4 girls.
D) unclear, as there is mixed evidence reported.

Question 9

According to your text, although there were isolated episodes of inhalant abuse prior to the turn of the last century, it

A) gradually evolved into a phenomenon that involved inhaling the fumes of toluene exclusively.
B) became more popular in the 1920s when industrial solvents became available for abuse.
C) tended to be ignored by the mainstream media until the late 1990s.
D) has not continued to be a social problem since other drugs are available to people who would have formerly abused solvents alone.

Question 10

Inhalant-related death

A) usually involves persons who chronically abuse inhalants.
B) can occur even with the first episode of inhalant abuse.
C) rarely involves cardiac arrhythmias.
D) is the result of kidney failure caused by the effects of inhaled compounds.

Question 11

Inhalants

A) are a class of nontraditional compounds of abuse that, when abused, might alter the individual's sense of reality.
B) tend to involve only agents found in the typical home.
C) tend to involve only agents found in industrial solvents.
D) hold little potential for physical harm since they are eliminated from the body so rapidly.

Question 12

Which of the following is true for most inhalant abusers according to your text?

A) The abuse of these compounds locks them into a cycle of abuse and abstinence that will last for years.
B) The adverse consequences of inhalant abuse are such that most abusers just quit to avoid the risks associated with the abuse of these compounds.
C) The abuser will move from compounds that induce a less intense "high" to those that induce more intense feelings of euphoria over time.
D) The abuse of these compounds is a phase that lasts only 1-2 years and is then discontinued.

Question 13

Which of the following categories of compounds is NOT classified as an inhalant?

A) Cocaine
B) Fuel fumes
C) Spray can propellants
D) Solvents

Question 14

Aspiration of material vomited is

A) only seen in those who abuse alcohol and an inhalant simultaneously.
B) only seen in those who suffer inhalant-related stomach damage.
C) a potential side effect of inhalant abuse.
D) an impossibility since the inhalants do not influence the gastrointestinal system.

Question 15

According to your text, inhalant-related seizures are

A) a sign of impending inhalant-related death.
B) usually time-limited and of no significant consequence.
C) a very real possibility for the abuser.
D) only found in those who suffer cardiac arrhythmias.

Question 16

What is one of the main advantages of the simple, carbon-based inhalants most commonly used?

A) They do not produce any side effects for the user.
B) They are legal.
C) They are able to cross the blood-brain-barrier extremely rapidly.
D) All of these answers are true.

Question 17

Which of the following is a potential health consequence of inhalant abuse?

A) Brain damage
B) Kidney damage
C) Bone marrow damage
D) All of these answers

Question 18

Inhalant abusers

A) as a group tend to abuse even flammable agents that might be inhaled.
B) do not try to heat any compound to cause it to release any fumes that can be abused through inhalation.
C) are also exclusively intravenous drug abusers.
D) face no risk of death from their abuse of these compounds, since they are so commonly found around the house.

Question 19

For male inhalant abusers is a common side effect of their abuse of this class of compounds.

A) hair loss
B) organic brain damage
C) euphoria
D) reduction in blood cholesterol levels

Question 20

According to your text, inhalant abuse is used for what purpose in many poor, "third world" countries?

A) To help children stay awake so they can work longer hours
B) To help dull the awareness of hunger
C) For recreation
D) To decrease illness

Question 21

List and describe the four patterns of inhalant abuse.

Question 22

Which of the following is NOT one of the subforms of inhalant­related disorders listed in the DSM­5?

A) Inhalant use disorder
B) Inhalant use ataxia
C) Inhalant intoxication
D) Unspecified inhalant­related disorder

Question 23

Nitrous oxide abusers run the risk of death through

A) heart attack.
B) heat exhaustion.
C) hypoxia.
D) stroke.

Question 24

An interesting example of inhalant use from history is

A) the Oracle at Delphi.
B) Songs of Solomon.
C) the inspiration for the author of Frankenstein.
D) Homer's description of inhalant use in the Iliad.

Question 25

Describe how common items are used in the abuse of nitrites.

Question 26

The debate concerning whether inhalant abuse may serve as a "gateway" drug is

A) still ongoing.
B) largely dismissed, the same as is the case with marijuana.
C) much better supported in the research than the idea of marijuana as a "gateway" drug.
D) dependent on whether the abuse also smokes tobacco.

Question 27

Some nitrate compounds are used medicinally to treat

A) asthma.
B) kidney­related disorders.
C) skin rashes.
D) heart conditions.

Question 28

Describe the various methods used in abusing inhalants.

Question 29

Discuss some of the complications induced by inhalant abuse (from both acute and chronic use).

Question 30

Describe the nature of inhalants and why they have not been categorically made illegal by the government.