It's also deadly. Huffing has been called the "silent epidemic" by many experts, because not enough people know the dangers posed by many common household items. Abused inhalants have a wide range of ...

Chroming has emerged as a troubling trend among teenagers, driven by social media’s pervasive influence. This dangerous inhalant practice involves intentionally breathing in chemical vapors from ...

Parents could clean a house, cook a meal and go through their morning routine with many of the items students use to get high. Some parents learned about these items and the symptoms and dangers of ...

Whipped cream cans are pictured this week along Route 62 in Warren County, Pa. The cans, dozens of them if not more, have been spotted on the Pennsylvania and New York side of the busy road. P-J ...

Nitrous oxide canisters and balloons for inhaling. Photo courtesy Cleveland Clinic Whippets, inhalant drugs also known as “laughing gas” or nitrous oxide, have become increasingly popular among ...

PHOENIX (PNX/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) — A family is warning of a dangerous trend after their teen daughter died from "dusting." An Arizona family is urging others to heed the dangers of inhalant abuse ...

For most parents, the idea of child-proofing ends once the child gets old enough to walk and talk. But the need for child-proofing lasts even past the age when your child can go to a middle-school ...

If you think "huffing" is something the Three Little Pigs had to watch out for, the wolf may come knocking at your door. Huffing, bagging and sniffing are terms for inhalant use, a cheap, legal and ...

Inhalants act as central nervous system depressants, creating effects similar to alcohol or sedatives. Short-term symptoms can include confusion, dizziness, and lack of coordination, while long-term ...

WASHINGTON – Fewer teenagers are smoking cigarettes or using illegal drugs, but a survey released yesterday shows a troubling increase in the use of inhalants by younger adolescents. The smoking rate ...

Many household products seem harmless, but certain chemicals can be dangerous when inhaled. Exposure to fumes, aerosols, or dust from common items can irritate the respiratory system, damage organs, ...

Janna Zuber's 16-year-old son, Justin, died in 2002 after inhaling the air freshener in his dorm at a Pennsylvania boarding school. For the past two years, Zuber, a Bowie resident, has been traveling ...