Ukuxoxa ngobuthi ngaphandle kokubhekisela kumthamo kuyadukisa; I-butane ehlanzekile ngokwemvelo ayinabo ubuthi. Ngenkathi i-butane ingenawo ama-metabolism emzimbeni womuntu, ukuchayeka okuqhubekayo emazingeni aphezulu kungangena ohlelweni lokujikeleza kwegazi, ukuguqula imisebenzi evamile ye-metabolic.
Lapho i-butane idonswa umoya, iya emaphashini lapho imuncwa khona bese ithinta ubuchopho, ukucindezela isimiso sezinzwa esimaphakathi. Ukuchayeka kancane kungabangela izimpawu ezifana nesiyezi, ikhanda, nokungaboni kahle. Ngokungqubuzanayo, ukuchayeka okukhulu kungaholela ekuqulekeni.