Toluene
Toluene is a chemical that has been widely used in feedstock, as a solvent, and less commonly, as fuel. Toluene is used to dissolve paints and paint thinners mostly, it is also used to dissolve many chemical reactants, rubber, printing ink, different types of glues, lacquers, leather tanners, and disinfectants. Like other solvents, toluene is often found in inhalants drugs due to its narcotic effects. However, toluene has been known to cause severe neurological damage.
Inhaling toluene at low levels causes tiredness, confusion, weakness, drunken-type actions, memory loss, nausea, loss of appetite, and loss of hearing or color in vision. These symptoms usually disappear when the exposure ends.
Toluene has been known to cause dementia, and is incredibly damaging to the central nervous system. Toluene was shown to cause impairment in the cognitive, cerebellar, brainstem, and auditory areas of the brain. Long term use of toluene, even in small doses, will cause these effects.
Along with these effects on the brain, toluene damages the liver, bone marrow, and the kidneys. Since toluene is inhaled, as in a cigarette or another form, toluene can pass straight through the lungs into a persons blood. The liver obviously has an extremely hard time filtering out this foreign, toxic chemical, and receives a heavy amount of damage. The bone marrow, brain, and kidneys are also affected via the bloodstream. All of these effects can happen a lot quicker if toluene is absorbed through direct contact with the skin, as it can skip the lungs, and dissolve immediately into the bloodstream.
Toluene’s effect in a cigarette is very deadly, as it is used to calm the user down, as the other chemicals work, after the cigarette is finished, to irritate the user, making them crave another cigarette for its deadly calming effect.
Toluene is a chemical that has been widely used in feedstock, as a solvent, and less commonly, as fuel. Toluene is used to dissolve paints and paint thinners mostly, it is also used to dissolve many chemical reactants, rubber, printing ink, different types of glues, lacquers, leather tanners, and disinfectants. Like other solvents, toluene is often found in inhalants drugs due to its narcotic effects. However, toluene has been known to cause severe neurological damage.
Inhaling toluene at low levels causes tiredness, confusion, weakness, drunken-type actions, memory loss, nausea, loss of appetite, and loss of hearing or color in vision. These symptoms usually disappear when the exposure ends.
Toluene has been known to cause dementia, and is incredibly damaging to the central nervous system. Toluene was shown to cause impairment in the cognitive, cerebellar, brainstem, and auditory areas of the brain. Long term use of toluene, even in small doses, will cause these effects.
Along with these effects on the brain, toluene damages the liver, bone marrow, and the kidneys. Since toluene is inhaled, as in a cigarette or another form, toluene can pass straight through the lungs into a persons blood. The liver obviously has an extremely hard time filtering out this foreign, toxic chemical, and receives a heavy amount of damage. The bone marrow, brain, and kidneys are also affected via the bloodstream. All of these effects can happen a lot quicker if toluene is absorbed through direct contact with the skin, as it can skip the lungs, and dissolve immediately into the bloodstream.
Toluene’s effect in a cigarette is very deadly, as it is used to calm the user down, as the other chemicals work, after the cigarette is finished, to irritate the user, making them crave another cigarette for its deadly calming effect.