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Basically if you are taking in breaths of the fumes your taking in;

Carbon Monoxide.

Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

Nitrous oxide (N2O)

Sulphur dioxide.

Suspended particles, PM-10 particles less than 10 microns in size.

Benzene.

Formaldehyde.

Polycyclic hydrocarbons.

Inhale street based fumes can be bad for health, doing so deliberately in volume is fatal.

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Yes, it is very dangerous.

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