Street name, slang, or code word for inhalants.
Inhalants include various substances such as solvents (e.g., paint thinner, paint remover, gasoline, lighter fluid, glue), aerosol sprays (e.g., spray paints, hair spray, deodorant spray, computer cleaning products, vegetable oil spray), gasses (butane lighters, propane tanks, whippets – whipped cream dispensers, nitrous oxide), and nitrates.
Note: Innumerable substances–legal or illicit or combinations thereof–are used to facilitate illegal activities. In this glossary, we have attempted to capture the substances most frequently associated with substance abuse and/or unlawful actions (e.g., sexual assault), including associated street names, slang, and code words.