I read a story in my local newspaper where the big thing lately is kids sucking in gas fumes from the gas pipe on cars. Supposedly it gives them a quick high. I wonder if they understand how stupid and dangerous this is? I mean, couldn't something like this kill someone instantly if ingested too much?

This was on the news a few years back because some dumb kid went into a coma from doing this. I don't understand this one. I can see sneaking into your parent's liquor cabinet (not that I am condoning that), but this just almost seems like playing Russian Roullette.

It doesn't even get you high, it just screws with your brain and makes you dizzy. And because your inhaling something that's highly toxic, it could kill you instantly, or, if you smoke, cause a fire to run up your nose. Now that's a scary thought.

Ah this is something I was actually watching the other night in my city, there were a group of kids all doing this and yep just going extremely dizzy and starting to feel extremely sick, what was even worse was one of them was actually driving and he was also doing it, it was sickening because whether he gets high or not from it, hes then driving his car around the city after inhaling it, they were also rubbing it across each others face!

I never heard of this. so they just suck up the smell from the exauhst? or the actual gas?? I like the smell of gas, some people think its wierd, but i wouldnt sit there and sniff it all day.

normirvin wrote
I never heard of this. so they just suck up the smell from the exauhst? or the actual gas?? I like the smell of gas, some people think its wierd, but i wouldnt sit there and sniff it all day.

I'm pretty sure that what they do is huff the fumes from the exhaust pipe deep into their lungs without actually huffing in the gas. It's some pretty gross stuff if you ask me.

Ok they dont go running around and sniffing car fumes .....
i know because i used to do it .. supermarkets sell Clear White petrol for like 1 pound and kids poor some on there sleeves and sniff it, you actually get much higher than you would from weed like x5 times more and you somtimes see hilusinations but its not addictive.... the side effects that you feel afterwoods is horribly tasting spit and snot and rarely a bad headache

I had to actually register just to reply to this...I'm so sorry. Ok, where to begin...it's not a new thing. I had a good friend die from it over ten years ago. Don't freak out though, most often it doesn't result in death, just some degree of brain damage. This is the same with any inhalent, where use=abuse, and is synonomous with the death of brain cells. It gives you a very warm feeling on the first huff, then everthing becomes brighter almost flourescent, next huff brings an unreal sense of de ja vue, then comes the halucinations, and everything becomes clear. Most of the time, the user is well aware of the dangers and should probably be taking psych meds...no really, not a joke. If they become comfortable with the idea of never waking up, they'll hit the floor unconscious many times, only to get up and do it again. It is most common in early teen years, and if they're already using another substance that can't be attained, it may be used as a substitute. It's not addictive aside from the need to escape reality, and that should say enough.  Hope this helps to shed some light on the subject. 

i did this. many times. i think it might have caused me problems, but that's self diagnosis from a non-specialist. the effect is sometimes described as "anxiolytic," which is accurate. the post above mine gives a very good description. i passed out several times, once with some death dream. at some point, i just couldn't stand the taste of the fumes anymore, so I quit. a long time ago.

K, first of all your pretty stupid.. kids dont suck on exaust pipes to get high are you huffing gas? No carbon monoxide will only kill you.. with that said i use to huff gas till my brain started to intake too much damage i couldnt think of words i wanted to use i would have much memory damage and more.. anyway kids huff gasoline like from the can or a gas tank.. there using the gas to intake ether or diethyl ether wic is a very potent hallucinogen when inhaled. Yes, kids are very stupid to go to such a low point in there life and breathe in ether fumes. When i use to huff gas i would get very loud irritating auditory halluconations every time i did it the same ones would come in the sams order and they werent really voices they were weird sounds it also is an anesthetic i believe anesthetics are used for surgery due to numbness and loss of sensation caused to one body ether creates a very intence body high i would relate it somewhat like a heroin body high .. yes diethyl ether is very very potent people dont understand they think"jee anybody can purchase gas its not a strong drug" when in reality i know people who have don meth, coke, lsd, etc. And they were shocked at how intense huffing gas was. Huffing gas is Extremely dangerous.. very dangerous enough to kill on the first try i huffed gas for about 3months other side effects may be increased heart rate headache slurred speech and a stumbly walk. After i was done hitting the gas can and my trips were done the comedown was horrrible there were major headaches so bad i would lay down. Finally i will tell you one of my strongest trips and i hope this scares people and shows them how dangerous this drug is... ok so i started off by unscrewing the gas cap i'd take a big hit and hold it a long time wich is one of the most potent and dangerously stupid ways to huff.. anyway it works almost instantly i would continue to repeat that step about 10 20 times untill i was on the ground i fell into the hardest trip id ever expiriennced. First i was gone i thought i had died my whole body wasnt there it was like looking at myself in third person but i wasnt there it almost scared me to death then i sat up wondering wtf had happend to me.. i had been unconcious for about 30seconds stupidly i hit the can acouple more times until i was somewhere else this almost scared me as bad as being unconsious but then i woke up again i had fell unconcious it was so scary i put the cap back on and sat on the couch the comedown sickend me my vision was distorted and i could barely stand the headache just sitting there hurt.. i will never touch a gas can in my life and oh yeah i cant stand gasstations and smelling gas i am scarred for life...

-peace
PS. I hope i helped somebody understand how serious a problem this is.. gas is everywhere pretty much anybody can get a hold i gave you some side effects if your kid or someone you know is huffing save there life and get them help talk to them be a friend.