Products such as glues, nail polish remover, lighter fluid, spray paints, deodorant and hair sprays, whipped cream canisters, and cleaning fluids are often inhaled to get high.
The active ingredient in drinking alcohol is ethanol or ethyl alcohol, which is considered to be a sedative and affects the brain the same way as other sedative-hypnotic drugs, like Valium and barbiturates.
Most heroin sold on the street sell is in the form of a powder, which varies in color from white to dark brown because of additives and impurities.
Some magic mushroom users report a "what have I done to myself" or "how far am I going" feeling.