title: LPG Dependence after a Suicide Attempt.
abstract: Inhalant abuse is a problem that is getting more common all around the world. The increase in prevalence of inhalant abuse escalates morbidity and mortality rates. About 22% of people using inhalant have died at their first attempt. Particularly propane, butane, or propane-butane mixture has highest mortality rates. Sudden sniffing death syndrome, cardiomyopathy, central nervous system toxicity, hematological abnormalities, kidney toxicity, and hepatocellular toxicities are the major complications of inhalant abuse. Herein we present a patient with inhalant use disorder. At the age of 19, after a stressful life event he had unsuccessfully tried to suicide by inhaling LPG (liquefied petroleum gas, a mixture of butane and propane gases). After he realized that he had hallucinations and felt better during the inhalation, he started to abuse it. He was addicted to LPG for 10 years at the time of admission. Besides being dangerous for the society security, this intense level of LPG inhalation (12 liters a day) not giving any physical harm makes this case interesting.
authors: Institute on Drug Abuse, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ege University, 35040 İzmir, Turkey.
authors: Ebru
authors: E
authors: Aldemir
authors: Institute on Drug Abuse, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ege University, 35040 İzmir, Turkey.
authors: Betül
authors: B
authors: Akyel
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Ege University, 35040 İzmir, Turkey.
authors: A Ender
authors: AE
authors: Altıntoprak
authors: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ege University, 35040 İzmir, Turkey.
authors: Rezzan
authors: R
authors: Aydın
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Ege University, 35040 İzmir, Turkey.
authors: Hakan
authors: H
authors: Coşkunol