Abuse of inhalants: a review.
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.
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Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects; D012997:Solvents / Q000009:adverse effects; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D012997:Solvents