title: Inhalant Abuse and Dextromethorphan.
abstract: Inhalant abuse is the intentional inhalation of a volatile substance for the purpose of achieving an altered mental state. As an important, yet underrecognized form of substance abuse, inhalant abuse crosses all demographic, ethnic, and socioeconomic boundaries, causing significant morbidity and mortality in school-aged and older children. This review presents current perspectives on epidemiology, detection, and clinical challenges of inhalant abuse and offers advice regarding the medical and mental health providers' roles in the prevention and management of this substance abuse problem. Also discussed is the misuse of a specific "over-the-counter" dissociative, dextromethorphan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Psychiatry, Seattle Children's Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. Electronic address: storck@uw.edu.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Storck
authors.affiliation: New York University, Department of Psychiatry, One Park Avenue, 8 th floor, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Black
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Psychiatry, Seattle Children's Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
authors.forename: Morgan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liddell
mesh_terms: D000996:Antitussive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000506:poisoning*; D003915:Dextromethorphan / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D058545:Inhalant Abuse / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000996:Antitussive Agents; D003915:Dextromethorphan
keywords: Detection; Epidemiology; Inhalant abuse