Teens Take Drug Use to New Heights

For thousands of years people have been trying to get high in way or another, whether it be on marijuana, alcohol, opium, or even normal experiences such as sex, music, and sports. While sex, music, and sports are mostly natural joys and harmless, controlled substances can take a toll on the body. But now it's not just marijuana and cocaine that is being abused, it is what is in your very house that teens are abusing.

There are some people that are severely prone to addiction and when they high they will never stop pursuing that feeling, no matter what it takes. You probably already know about the kids that sniff glue and markers, but there is a lot more out there than that. Huffing is still fairly new. It usually involves the inhalation of a solvent, such as spray paint or air freshener. One who is seeking a high deeply inhales this paint, air freshener (usually sprayed into a bag), nail polish remover, etc. and continues to do so until experiencing tunnel vision. This is not a high. A "high" is when serotonin is released in the brain. Huffing is constricting air ways that supply oxygen to your brain, killing brain cells rapidly, therefore being virtually the same as suffocating or drowning. Huffing will lead to severe brain damage among other health problems, and will most likely leave you mentally challenged or even dead. Huffing can become an addiction. It is serious and even trying it once can kill you.

Another thing that desperate drug users do is raid the medicine cabinet. Remember how when you get a cold you get groggy and your senses are off? That's not the illness, it's the medicine. Most cough syrups are filled with alcohol and other ingredients that acts as depressants and make you feel like death itself. Excessive usage of these medicines as well as several other types, including Nyquil capsules, will have the same effect. This is very dangerous because it goes through the liver, which works very hard to filter out the junk in your system. This leads to major health problems down the line.