title: Workplace inhalant abuse in adult female: brief report.
abstract: Inhalant abuse is the purposeful inhalation of intoxicating gases and vapors for the purpose of achieving an altered mental state. With its propensity for being yet an under-recognized form of substance use, being gateway to hard substances, cross-cultural penetration crossing socioeconomic boundaries, and causing significant morbidity and mortality in early ages, the prevention of inhalant misuse is a highly pertinent issue. This clinical report identifies a newer perspective in the emergence of inhalant abuse initiation. We report a case of an adult female with late onset of inhalant dependence developing at workplace and recommend for greater awareness, prevention, and management of this expanding substance abuse problem.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Drug Deaddiction, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi 110060, India.
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Yatan Pal Singh
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Balhara
authors.forename: Smita N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Deshpande