title: Aerosol metallic paints: deliberate inhalation. A study of inhalation and or ingestion of copper and zinc particles.
abstract: The preliminary and limited study was made in an area where the metallic spray paints are used as an intoxicant by a significant percentage of the student-population. Laboratory tests show that individuals misusing these unique products are ingesting and/or inhaling large amounts of copper and zinc which are excreted in the urine and are possibly retained in body tissue. No previous reports have been found on this form of substance misuse, and apparently no studies have been conducted to determine the physiological effects of such an overload of heavy metals.
mesh_terms: D000281:Administration, Intranasal; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000336:Aerosols; D003128:Coma / Q000139:chemically induced; D003300:Copper / Q000633:toxicity* / Q000652:urine; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000139:chemically induced; D006261:Headache / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D009325:Nausea / Q000139:chemically induced; D010150:Paint; D010379:Peer Group; D011859:Radiography; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D014754:Violence; D015032:Zinc / Q000633:toxicity* / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D003300:Copper; D015032:Zinc