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What will happen if you inhale butane?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Butane Inhalation: can cause drowsiness, cardiac arrhythmias, Blood pressure changes, memory disturbance, narcosis and potential death.

Answered 5/24/2015

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