What To Watch Out For When It Comes To Your Child Or A Loved One ( Nitrous Whippets )

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Who would think that household products would be use as a drug just to get high, it is crazy and now there are more and more children out there who think it is cool not knowing that it can kill them or damage vital organs in the body. Helium is another inhalant used not only to blow up balloons but, to get high from also when inhaling helium you can quickly become unconscious, you can rupture your lungs and drown on your own blood, you can develop a cerebral gas embolism and die. Even though inhaling from a balloon is not as dangerous from inhaling from the tank you still can suffer the effects, when inhaling it replace oxygen in the bloodstream, If an helium abuser is helped in time the will require sessions in a hyperbaric chamber to regulate the oxygen and blood levels in their body for recovery.

Inhalants are substances that are sniffed for their mind-altering and behavioral effects, a high last between 15 minutes to an hour. Street names for these inhalants are: Bolt, Locker room, Ram, Pop'rs, Snappers, Whippets, Hardware, Climax, Rush, Butyl, and Helium. Solvents are chemicals that are used in a diluted form and are frequently used as cleaning liquids this is an inhalant they are vapors that evaporate when exposed to the air and they need proper ventilation. Aerosols are any chemical that can be sprayed like: hairspray, air fresheners, cooking oil, deodorant, insect repellent most have warning labels telling you of the dangers of their use.

Nitrous Oxide, (laughing gas), is used as an anesthetic by dentists. Also used as a propellant for whipped cream dispensers. Users when inhaling whippets may be breathing in 10% oxygen, a level that will cause them to pass our or suffocate. Amyl Nitrite is a clear, yellowish liquid that sealed bulb. When the bulb is broken it makes a snapping sound: giving it the name snapper or popper. It is absorbed into the cloth and inhaled. Amyl nitrite is used for heart patients because it dilates the blood vessels and make the heart beat faster.

Butyl Nitrite is packaged in small, brown glass bottles labeled room deodorizer, liquid incense, and liquid aroma. These can be sold in a variety of names like: Pop'rs, hardware, pig pop'rs, ram, locker room, and rush. It effects included decreased blood pressure, followed by an increased heart rate, flushed face and neck, dizziness, and headache. 2/3 of kids think that trying inhalants once or twice is not extremely risky, that's unbelievable! everyone that tries it does not die but you can damage vital organs or impaired when using it over a period of time. Side effects of using these inhalants are:

1. The user may feel short of breath
2. Any combination of drowsiness, fatigue, double vision.
3. Headaches, followed by loss of coordination, lack of concentration, lapse or loss of memory and unconsciousness.
4. Inhalants can cause loss of appetite, sudden weight loss, loss of muscle control in the arms and legs, spasms, and seizures, lead poisoning, and can cause cancer.
5. Heart palpitations, chest pains and heart failure.

Signs of Use: Violent and impulsive behaviors, uncontrollable laughter, if they seem drunk, slurred speech, red or runny nose, nose bleeds, sores or rashes around the nose or mouth, chemical odor on breath and clothes, nausea or vomiting, hiding rags, clothes, cans, sandwich bags, empty containers, paint or stain marks on the face, fingers, clothing or under fingernails, constantly smelling clothing sleeves, sitting with pen or marker near nose.

If you know of anyone with this addiction please get them help immediately before it is too late. Helpline numbers are listed on my site, beware of your children if you suspect them of inhalant abuse get them help. Treatment for this addiction takes longer than people that suffer addictions from alcohol and drugs, most inhalant abusers require 120-127 days of treatment because it takes 14-30 days for the chemicals to leave the body. Most suffer irreversible brain damage and limited use of limbs or bodily functions, some might have to be institutionalized.

Lorna Darden
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Is Your Teen Dying to "Huff?" ( Nitrous Whippets )

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One day, you go into your son's room and to your surprise, you find that missing can of whipped cream under his bed.  You think to yourself, "That's odd." Out of your daughter's backpack falls the can of paint thinner you used three years ago when you remodeled the kitchen and has since been sitting out in the garage among the other discarded tools and supplies.  You then ponder, "Is she in art class this semester?" If something like this has happened to you, your kid may very well be abusing inhalants.  If he is, he's in danger of not only destroying his mind and body but he could also die.

What are inhalants?

Inhalants that kids get high on are mostly found in your house.  For example, if you have cleaning fluids, glues, paints, solvents, compressed air canisters (you know, those cans of air you use to clean your computer keyboard), correctional fluids, deodorizers, aerosol deodorants, cooking spray, or whipped cream cans, then you have inhalants in your house... and I'm betting that you do.

All these types of products are very common in any household.  After all, we all use these goods to aid us in cooking, cleaning, school projects, home repair, etc.  The problem is these are the very same products your teen may be using to get high.  In many surveys I have seen, roughly four out of ten middle-school aged kids have tried huffing (one of the many slang terms for inhaling toxic fumes to get high). Inhalants offer a quick, cheap and intense high for roughly five to forty-five minutes.  They are easy to get a hold of, conceal and explain away if caught.

So what?  At least my kid isn't doing drugs.

If that's what you think, you could be dead wrong.  Inhalants can often be far worse than more commonly used illicit drugs.  These products were never manufactured to be ingested.  In fact all of these products carry warnings on their labels about the ill effects they can produce if inhaled, swallowed and sometimes even touched.

The often overlooked fact is that inhalants are not drugs...they are poisons, pure and simple.  Unfortunately, many teens don't see them as poisons or even as drugs.  They don't understand the severe and irreparable damage they can cause not only to their brains, but also to their central nervous systems.  And let's not forget about serious and permanent damage done to their bones and internal organs as well.  Chronic use can change your child's personality forever and cause mental retardation.  Basically, these fumes destroy cells that will never recover in the brain, bones, muscle tissues and internal organs.

I'm not trying to be an alarmist, but in America alone roughly 125 kids die each year from huffing.  Approximately 40% of these kids died the very first time they tried it.  Death can come from suffocation, drowning in their own vomit or heart attack...not fun. Wow, this is pretty scary.  I'll never look at White-Out the same way again.  How do I know if my kid is huffing?

Now before you empty all you cupboards of cleaning supplies, keep an eye out for odd items in your kid's possession.  Common inhalant paraphernalia include household products that disappear, are used up too quickly or are hidden in stashes.

These are some items that are commonly used to inhale the product:

• plastic or paper bags
• rags or handkerchiefs
• bottles or soda cans
• toilet paper tubes filled with tissues
• balloons (nitrous oxide)
• whippet bullets for whipped cream (nitrous oxide)

Here are some symptoms to be aware of if your teen is huffing:

• chemical odors on breath or clothing
• paint or other stains on face, hands or clothing
• facial rash, blisters or sores around the nose, mouth, throat or lips
• frostbite around the nose or mouth (nitrous oxide)
• a painful tongue
• irritated or glazed eyes, dilated pupils
• frequent unexplained coughing or nose bleeds
• weight loss
• headaches

This article is not meant to cause an anxiety attack.  Perhaps you suspect it, but you're just not sure.  After all, maybe your son decided to surprise you by cleaning the whole house... which explains where all the wood polish went.  It's not likely, I know but a parent can dream.

If my teen is huffing, what should I do?

If you catch your teen in the act, stay calm.  If you rile her up with a bunch of yelling and panicking, it is possible that in her vulnerable state, you could drive her to cardiac arrest.  You don't want that and neither does she.  Calmly get her outside into fresh air and follow the warning directions on the product.  As soon as possible, get her to an emergency room or doctor to ensure that she is out of immediate danger.

You and your child may need some family therapy to battle this problem.  Don't just assume that it is a phase and it will go away.  Inhalants can be just as addictive as drugs.

There is some debate on whether teens should be educated about inhalants since it might lead kids to trying them.  Well, as most of you who know me are probably guessing, I am on the side of education and disclosure.  Your teen needs to know the truth about these dangers; because inevitably she will be faced with the choice to huff or not to huff.  If she has accurate information (from a source more reliable than her friend who just stuck her head in plastic bag filled with paint fumes), your child will generally make smarter decisions.  The belief that "If we don't bring it up, they won't know what they're missing," will only lead to misinformation, a barrier in communication and ultimately a teenager encountering a situation she is unprepared to handle.

Remember that adolescence is a temporary mental disorder and will pass within a few years.

Kent Toussaint, MA, is a counselor in Woodland Hills and specializes in working with kids, teens, and families. Kent can be reached here http://www.goodtherapy.org/m15_view_item.html?m15:item=HELPis%40KentToussaint.com and at this url http://www.goodtherapy.org/Woodland-Hills-therapy.htm.

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Gas Cylinders 101 - What You Need To Know About Them ( Nitrous Whippets )

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The interest for cooking has been increasing exponentially in modern times. But as time goes by, the techniques to put up the greatest and best tasting meals are gradually shifting from manual operations to gadget-geared ones. Molecular gastronomy is definitely making history in kitchens! If you want to get a taste of such professional sounding cookery technique, you better get the right gas cylinders for food preparation.

These vessels contain gases at their liquefied states. Since the gases stored in them are at higher pressurized levels, these containers are made from durable metal material such as steel or aluminum alloy.

In the older times, they were merely used for industrial purposes such as welding or other mechanical procedures. But through time with the rise of discovering innovative cooking techniques that involve high regard to the molecular composition of food, these gas cylinders have transformed into being useful cooking equipment.

One of the most popular types of such vessels used for cooking or food preparation is the nitrous oxide cartridges. This kind is under the Case II classification of such gas containers. This category means that the substance, as in the nitrous oxide gas, only reaches its liquefied state when standard temperature with increased pressure is applied on it.

These metal containers are also known by a lot of names - whipped cream chargers, whippets or whippers. The smallest kind contains 8 grams of pure nitrous oxide while the bigger types come in 16 gram cylinders. They typically come in thumb size tubes measuring about 2.5 inches long and.7 inches wide. At first sight, they look like gun bullets due their structure - a narrow tip with a rounded end.

But for the cylinders used for industrial or commercial kitchen purposes, nitrous oxide tanks are larger both in height, weight and structure. These often involve a gas tank system that permits about ten liters of whipped cream will be produced per hour. This kind of vessels is usually used in coffee shops or patisseries.

For froths, foams or whipped cream to be produced, the vessel has to be attached to a dispenser. Upon doing so, the gas will be released into the other container, which should firstly contained prepared cream (preferably with at least 28% fat content).

Afterwards, the nitrous oxide cartridges will do the work. It will aid the process of producing bubbles in large amounts, which in the end would produce cream with the all new fluffy texture. The mentioned fat content in the cream to be put inside the canister is crucial. The rule of thumb is that the higher the fat content, the more fat molecules could be worked up and turned into a puffed coating of the cream. The lesser content might mean the whipped cream could instantly become watery.

The best thing about the gas cylinders such as the nitrous oxide cartridges is that they empower even the simplest people. You for one now have the power and capability to put up a great dish that might even deserve to rival those meals in restaurants!

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Cream Chargers to Make Whipped Cream Both Convenient and Cheaper ( Nitrous Whippets )

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Cream chargers also called Nitrous oxide cartridges are mainstay in food industry because of their indispensable use for creating quality cream. It is hard to imagine a world without whipped-cream dish. Cream is an essential ingredient of variety of dishes. Therefore popularity of cream chargers also known as whippets is increasing fast in almost all the countries and in all the social segments. However, following all the instructions is as important as using them. With the growing popularity, numbers of brands are also increasing in the market. Sometimes you find considerable rate difference also; there may be many reasons for this price difference. Some brands offer cheap whippets also that are equally good to standard brands. It is you who have to decide which one is the best.

To get the whipped-cream as per expectations, you need to be familiar with cream chargers and cream dispenser both. Some ladies still think that N2O gas of charging capsules may be harmful to children's health; while it is not so. Various research laboratories have certified its health friendliness many times. Cream-charging units or nitrous oxide cartridges are 2.5 inches long and 0.7 inches wide 2 mm thick metal cylindrical shape cartridge. These are available in variety of packs; therefore, you may select the right size pack as per estimated consumption. Generally, shelf life of cream charging units is about 24 months after manufacturing date; so, buy super saver pack to save big.

Dispenser is another device that is used to mix N2O gas with cream. Cream-charger is attached in the bracket of cream dispenser. The cream with required proportion of sugar and flavors is filled inside the dispenser. When it is shaken well for 3-4 minutes, the pop up type outlet of attached cream-charger opens and pressurized N2O gas gets mixed with home cream. Therefore, you need just four or five minutes to get richer and denser whipped-cream. The major advantage of making cream at home is that you can make it with particular flavor or taste that too comparatively at very low price. Cream chargers bring the freedom from running often to the grocery stores to buy the cream dish on demand of family members, when you are not in mood to go out.

About the Author: Jonnie Allen working with whipped-cream direct for last ten years and have a wide knowledge of cream chargers, nitrous oxide cartridges and nitrous oxide chargers etc.

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