A DISTURBING TREND AT PARTIES AND LOCAL BARS. JACQUELINE KAKOS WITH THE NEW MEXICO POISON CONTROL CENTER SAYS A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE, AND EVEN ADULTS, ARE POURING ALCOHOL OVER DRY ICE OR A DEVICE TO VAPORIZE IT … THEN INHALING IT INTO THEIR LUNGS.
IT'S CALLED ALCOHOL INHALING, WHICH MAKES THE LIQUOR HIT THE BRAIN FASTER. KAKOS SAYS THE BRAIN GETS THE FULL EFFECT OF THE UNPROCESSED ALCOHOL SO THE HIGH IS QUICKER AND MORE INTENSE. IT ALSO CUTS THE CALORIES ASSOCIATED WITH DRINKING ALCOHOL.
INHALING ALCOHOL CAN CAUSE LUNG TISSUE PROBLEMS THAT CAN BRING ON CONDITIONS LIKE PNEUMONIA. KAKOS SAYS YOU ALSO CAN'T TELL HOW MUCH LIQUOR YOU'RE CONSUMING, WHICH IS ESPECIALLY RISKY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO CAN O-D ON ALCOHOL.
