Inhalant abuse: Newer trends in addiction: A case series

Inhalant abuse is common in adolescents and young people. However, awareness about its harmful effects is low, and the potential to cause dependence remains a cause of concern. Inhalant abuse is often associated with underlying novelty-seeking traits, which can also predict propensity for other subs...

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Main Authors: Rajiv Saini, Harpreet Singh, Amit Chail, Krishnendu Datta, Arka Adhvaryu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Marine Medical Society
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Online Access:http://www.marinemedicalsociety.in/article.asp?issn=0975-3605;year=2022;volume=24;issue=3;spage=132;epage=135;aulast=Saini
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Harpreet Singh
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Krishnendu Datta
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description Inhalant abuse is common in adolescents and young people. However, awareness about its harmful effects is low, and the potential to cause dependence remains a cause of concern. Inhalant abuse is often associated with underlying novelty-seeking traits, which can also predict propensity for other substances of abuse. Inhalants are cheap, freely available, and legal to possess and escape detection in vulnerable groups. There is a need to spread awareness about the harmful effects of inhalants and devise effective primary and relapse prevention strategies.
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spelling doaj.art-4e9d4a1ef03d49db88a53c6c73beceb72022-12-22T03:31:26ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Marine Medical Society0975-36052022-01-0124313213510.4103/jmms.jmms_137_20Inhalant abuse: Newer trends in addiction: A case seriesRajiv SainiHarpreet SinghAmit ChailKrishnendu DattaArka AdhvaryuInhalant abuse is common in adolescents and young people. However, awareness about its harmful effects is low, and the potential to cause dependence remains a cause of concern. Inhalant abuse is often associated with underlying novelty-seeking traits, which can also predict propensity for other substances of abuse. Inhalants are cheap, freely available, and legal to possess and escape detection in vulnerable groups. There is a need to spread awareness about the harmful effects of inhalants and devise effective primary and relapse prevention strategies.http://www.marinemedicalsociety.in/article.asp?issn=0975-3605;year=2022;volume=24;issue=3;spage=132;epage=135;aulast=Sainidependenceglue sniffinginhalant abuseneurological consequencessolvent
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Inhalant abuse: Newer trends in addiction: A case series
Journal of Marine Medical Society
dependence
glue sniffing
inhalant abuse
neurological consequences
solvent
title Inhalant abuse: Newer trends in addiction: A case series
title_full Inhalant abuse: Newer trends in addiction: A case series
title_fullStr Inhalant abuse: Newer trends in addiction: A case series
title_full_unstemmed Inhalant abuse: Newer trends in addiction: A case series
title_short Inhalant abuse: Newer trends in addiction: A case series
title_sort inhalant abuse newer trends in addiction a case series
topic dependence
glue sniffing
inhalant abuse
neurological consequences
solvent
url http://www.marinemedicalsociety.in/article.asp?issn=0975-3605;year=2022;volume=24;issue=3;spage=132;epage=135;aulast=Saini
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