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When people think about drug abuse<\/a>, their first thoughts might be of illicit substances<\/a> like cocaine<\/a> or heroin<\/a>. Many other substances are abused and can lead to addiction. Some of these addictive substances include prescription medicines<\/a>, over-the-counter medications or even common household items. Sometimes the substances are inexpensive and easy to find, like cans of air duster. Any office supply store likely sells them, so they\u2019re widely available making it easy to become addicted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is Air Duster?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Air duster is also known as \u201ccanned air,\u201d but ironically there is no air inside the can. Instead, canned air is made of compressed gases. These products are designed to be used to clean out dust from sensitive electronics when liquid cleaners can\u2019t be used. Some of the gases found in canned air include difluoroethane, trifluoroethane, and butane. These gases can be used for different purposes, but they are dense gases primarily used as refrigerants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make air duster, the gases are compressed into a can that is similar to an aerosol container. Unfortunately, air duster misuse is very common. Misusing air duster can cause serious side effects<\/a> or death. There is a misconception that getting high from air duster is not dangerous because it\u2019s believed to be just compressed air. This misconception results in deaths caused by air duster misuse. Since air dusters are inexpensive, household items it is commonly abused by children and teens. There have been efforts in many states to make it more difficult to buy air duster and many stores don\u2019t sell them to underage individuals. Despite those efforts, air duster misuse remains a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Do People Use Air Dusters to Get High?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Air duster is an inhalant. When someone inhales the gasses and chemicals in these products, the lungs absorb them and they travel to the brain. The gases move the oxygen that would typically be in the lungs to removes the carbon dioxide from the blood, which is why people feel high. An air duster high starts almost instantly<\/a> as the brain starts to lack oxygen and last a few minutes until the brain can get the oxygen it needs. To stay high, users will often inhale repeatedly over a short time. This necessity is because air duster does not stay long in your system<\/a>. However, inhaling repeatedly can be very dangerous and has led to deaths<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An air duster high is characterized by both short term and long term side effects and dangers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Addictive is Air Duster?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Abusing any drug can lead someone to develop a psychological addiction. Although air duster addiction is not common<\/a>, it can happen in people who use air duster repeatedly. Stopping air duster can lead to mild withdrawal symptoms like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n