Why am I having addiction to stong smells?

rascal, I believe the question was ‘is it like doing drugs’. There’s no debate about whether something a drug or not. A drug is a drug. It’s like being kind of dead, you either are or your not. Believing someone is alive isnt going to make them alive. Alcohol is not illegal, nicotine is not illegal, but that doesnt make them not drugs.

It’s not ‘like’ doing drugs, it IS doing drugs. And of all the drugs you could have picked, inhalants are some of the most damaging. Leading to brain damage and death… Oh and heroin also makes people feel better. It also kills a lot of people. Lets not advocate something dangerous just because we like doing it?

And if you’re at the ‘I can’t stop, I need it point’, you’re probably hitting addict territory… Get help, now?

If you’re huffing to the point of getting high, then yes…that’s doing drugs. When I was a kid I liked the smell of gasoline…but the only time I smelled it was when my parents gassed up the car. If you find yourself ‘using’ it to alter your senses, then STOP. Inhalents are the worst of the worst…brain cells slide off the back of your head, never to be replaced.

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its not illegal. one person can think its like doing drugs and others like me dont think so. whatever makes you feel better.

What your doing is called Huffing. Its quite controversial… but it gives you a mild high. Be careful if you do it to much you can damage your brain.

I dont know, I just like the smell. I dont sniff I just smell.

Ok, thanks.I dont get high though.I just like the smell I dont like sniff it like in so much.

you should stop. its worse than doing drugs. you are killing braincells.. and they dont come back.

So is it like doing drugs?

Actually, you might be suffering from anemia. Women who suffer from anemia may do all of the classic things, like chewing ice or other non-food items.

However, there are some, including myself, who not only chew ice and feel fatigued constantly, but are drawn to strong smells. I love the smell of bleach, rubbing alcohol, laundry detergent, floor mate solution, pine sol, pretty much anything that smells “clean.”

I also have battled with an addiction to huffing, but smelling a chemical because you need that strong smell is different than huffing. People who huff are seeking a high.

I don’t smell rubbing alcohol because it gets me high, i just love the way it smells!

Your best bet would be to get your levels tested and if you do find you are anemic, take those iron supplements!

I bet you that the urge to smell strong chemicals will start to go away pretty quickly. Good luck and get healthy! :)