Abuse of inhalants: a review

STEPHEN H. DINWIDDIE

doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.1994.tb03348.x

Abuse of inhalants: a review

STEPHEN H. DINWIDDIE^*

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Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Abstract

Inhalants, a chemically heterogeneous group of psychoactive substances found in adhesives, lighter fluids, spray paints, cleaning fluids and typewriter correction fluid, may be used by up to 10% of young people. This article reviews the health effects, epidemiology, risk of other substance use and addiction and psychiatric co‐morbidity associated with the practice of inhalant use.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	925-939
Number of pages	15
Journal	Addiction
Volume	89
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1994.tb03348.x
State	Published - Aug 1994

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