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Purpose Healing Center Offers Accredited Inhalant Rehab Programs
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Do you or a loved one feel trapped by inhalant abuse? Inhalant addiction is a dangerous but often overlooked type of substance abuse. Family members and friends often miss the signs of the addiction because they don’t see any obvious “drugs.” They may also mistakenly think inhalant use is less risky because it involves common household products. But that’s simply not the case!
The effects of inhalants can be severe or even deadly, with long-term effects that last a lifetime. Purpose Healing Center, a Joint Commission-accredited treatment center in Phoenix and Scottsdale, offers effective and lasting rehab for inhalants.
Our team provides each client with individualized, holistic treatment options. We’ll address the inhalant abuse and any mental disorders that contribute to the substance abuse.
We invite you to continue reading to learn more about inhalant use disorder and why it’s critical to find a treatment center that offers inhalant addiction treatment.
Understanding Inhalant Addiction
You can not confront a substance abuse problem until you meet it head-on. But understanding that someone needs inhalant abuse treatment means learning all you can about the nature of the problem.
Inhalant Use Disorder is included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). As with any other substance use disorder, it requires certain criteria for a doctor to diagnose inhalant abuse.
The doctor will consider whether the person craves inhalants, has used them for prolonged periods, or has difficulty stopping using them, among other factors.
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How Inhalant Abuse Differs from Other Substance Abuse
Inhalant abuse differs from other substances – and is often missed by loved ones – because they don’t see baggies of drugs or mysterious white powdery substances. Instead, family members might notice another innocuous household item – paper or plastic bags, or balloons.
If paint huffing is occurring, they might also observe paint stains on the person or their clothes.
Inhalants, addictive to many, come in otherwise innocent items from around the home or garage. The most commonly abused inhalants include:
- Glues or adhesives
- Spray paint
- Paint thinners
- Nail polish remover
- Cooking oil sprays
- Air freshener spray
- Hair spray
- Lighter fluid
- Cleaning supplies
- Wasp spray
- Almost any aerosol sprays
- Nitrous oxide
These contain volatile solvents on which manufacturers place clear warning labels NOT to ingest. Be aware of the ingredient amyl nitrite, a drug that has been referred to as ‘poppers’ in the past.
Who Uses Inhalants?
Adolescents and young adults are the primary users of inhalant substances. The easy access to them without parents noticing make them very popular for kids as early as middle school.
The Substance and Mental Health Services Administration alcohol and drug use survey found that about 1.8 million Americans admitting to inhalant abuse. Among those, 684,000 (38%) were adolescents aged 12 to 17. Most of the others who self-declared inhaling volatile substances were young adults 18-25.
Many people start inhalant abuse socially or recreationally, “huffing” with friends. However, the addictive nature of the chemicals means addiction to inhalants can start quickly in the still not fully developed brains of teens.
How People Use Inhalants
Inhaling chemical vapors can achieve a psychoactive effect or “high.” Users can achieve this using a few different methods:
- Spraying aerosol products directly into the mouth or nose
- “Huffing,” or inhaling substances they’ve soaked into a bag or a piece of fabric, holding them over the nose and mouth
- “Bagging,” which means inhaling the chemicals from a plastic or paper bag.
- These methods are all dangerous, delivering concentrated chemicals directly to the brain.
- Using whippets (either from whip cream or small refill cylinders) or large canisters of nitrous oxide that are now available online from vendors such as Galaxy Gas and others. Although legal, this form of inhalant is neither safe nor of medical grade.
The immediate effects of inhalants include euphoria, dizziness (similar to too much alcohol), or hallucinations. However, the high is short-lived, causing the person to engage in inhalant abuse again quickly.
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Inhalant Addiction Endangers Physical and Mental Health
The toxicity of the chemicals inhaled creates several health consequences, physical and mental.
The chemicals themselves can severely damage or depress the central nervous system, heart, brain, liver, kidneys, and other vital organs. Some of the worst long-term impacts include permanent brain damage and motor skill impairments.
The most clinically significant feature of inhalant dependence disorder is the higher risk of sudden sniffing death syndrome. This deadly result is the cardiac arrest or asphyxiation of inhalant users.
Taking inhalants can lead to worsening mental health. Psychological concerns are depression, anxiety, thoughts of self-harm, and suicidal ideation.
Signs of Inhalant Overdose (Seek Treatment Immediately)
Inhalant abuse can lead to overdosing. Here are the signs to know:
- Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea
- Slurred speech
- Irregular heartbeat and chest pain
- Disorientation and confusion
- Hallucinations and delirium
- Seizures and blackouts
- Coma
If you believe a friend or loved one is having an inhalant overdose, call 911 for help. A trip to the emergency department will provide them access to life-saving medical procedures.
Our Inhalant Addiction Recovery Process for Long-term Recovery
Purpose Healing Center wants to do more than get you (or your loved one) to stop using inhalants or other drugs. Instead, we want you to overcome the root issues that led to the addiction in the first place. The holistic, personalized approach we take puts us heads and shoulders above many other rehab centers.
Here are some of the evidence-based treatments and modalities we use to treat inhalant abuse:
Medical Detox: Managing Inhalant Withdrawal Symptoms
Regardless of your preference for outpatient programs or residential treatment, getting clean and sober starts with a medically-supervised inhalant withdrawal. Throughout the detox period, our skilled treatment provider will monitor your wellness.
Medical detox will greatly benefit you, as the most frequent inhalant withdrawal symptoms can range from moderate to severe:
- Hand tremors
- Irritability and agitation
- Excessive sweating
- Rapid heartbeat
- Runny eyes or nose
- Nausea and vomiting
- Headaches
- Dizziness
- Insomnia
- Cravings
- Hallucinations
- Anxiety and depression
- Psychosis
- Restlessness
- Mood changes
- Poor memory and difficulty concentrating
- Muscle weakness
Should the negative consequences of these withdrawal symptoms become too uncomfortable or dangerous, you will be prescribed medication to lessen the effects.
Mental and Behavioral Therapy for Inhalant Abuse
Our inhalant treatment center relies on well-qualified therapists to help discover they root causes of inhalant addiction and address them, providing you ongoing support at every step of the journey. In addition to individual treatment sessions, you will almost certainly participate in family therapy and group therapy sessions.
Our therapists and counselors tackle drug abuse using several science-backed treatment options, including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and motivational interviewing (MI). The treatment provider will use whichever options provides the most effective inhalant abuse treatment for each individual.
Dual Diagnosis: Inhalant Use Disorder + Another Condition
Many start abusing inhalants like nitrous oxide or household products to cover up some other issue. When a person has an underlying condition, they may use illicit drugs to cope with it. An example of this is how the effects of inhalants can provide a short break from depression.
Once it gives them relief once and elevates their mood once, they want the same effects soon after and begin the cycle of addiction. The dual diagnosis approach is effective because it addresses the underlying cause and inhalant addiction treatment at the same time.
Developing Relapse Prevention Measures
We also help clients plan for aftercare, or the measures they’ll take to prevent a relapse after leaving the safety net of the addiction treatment center. Counselors help clients develop specific coping strategies to overcome temptations after recovery.
Some strategies that work well for most include finding local support groups, finding new sober activities to enjoy after inhalant treatment, and having close friends or families to call during a moment of crisis.
Insurance Covers the Inhalant Addiction Treatment Center Costs
Don’t let your fears of covering the cost of addiction treatment stop you from getting the help you need. We accept nearly all forms of Arizona Medicaid (AHCCCS) as well as many private insurances in-network as well.
Call our insurance specialist to review your health care coverage; reading your policy can be tricky or filled with confusing language. We will explain everything to you clearly and even call your insurance policy holder for you to clarify any remaining questions or concerns.
Our hope is to help you obtain low-cost coverage – we can sometimes help you get treatment with $0 our of pocket. If you are worried about plan limitations, we can apply your flexible spending account or health savings account dollars to the out of pocket costs or help you find local support groups to supplement your after care program for free.
Problem solving is what our insurance specialist does – call today and get a confidential professional review of your insurance options.
Purpose Healing: Effective Treatment for Inhalant Abuse
Our programs for adults with an addiction to inhalants (or other drugs) are highly effective. Our team will set you up for a clean, sober life. If you or someone you love needs treatment for inhalant abuse or addiction, it’s time to contact Purpose Healing Center.
Everything you discuss with our admissions team is strictly confidential. We’re glad to answer any remaining questions and address all your concerns.
Call our team today to start treatment for inhalant abuse as soon as tomorrow. All calls are confidential, so please reach out now.
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