Historique
Brochure
Inhalant abuse
Auteur(s) :
NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
Année
2009
Page(s) :
8 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Rockville, MD : NIDA
Collection :
Research Report Series, NIH Publication Number 09-3818
Refs biblio. :
19
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods)
Thésaurus mots-clés
TYPE D'USAGE
;
INHALANTS
;
DEFINITION
;
PREVALENCE
;
SOLVANTS
;
MILIEU SCOLAIRE
;
ABUS
;
SYMPTOME
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Printed May 1999; Revised Nov. 2004, Nov. 2009, July 2010, July 2012.
Résumé :
Inhalants are volatile substances that produce chemical vapors that can be inhaled to induce a psychoactive, or mind-altering, effect. Although other abused substances can be inhaled, the term "inhalants" is used to describe a variety of substances whose main common characteristic is that they are rarely, if ever, taken by any route other than inhalation. This definition encompasses a broad range of chemicals that may have different pharmacological effects and are found in hundreds of different products. As a result, precise categorization of inhalants is difficult. One classification system lists four general categories of inhalants volatile solvents, aerosols, gases, and nitrites based on the forms in which they are often found in household, industrial, and medical products. (Extract)
Affiliation :
USA