South Dakota has found that 45 percent of the juveniles within its correctional facilities have a history of inhalant abuse. Treatment issues for inhalant abusers. These developmental and neurocognitive problems make it difficult for inhalant abusers to be included with other adolescents in treatment. Similarly, these problems lead to the inhalant abuser being much more violent, aggressive, and impulsive than other adolescent drug abusers. This, together with the impulsive and violent behavior described above, makes it impossible for them to be rapidly immersed in intensive treatment.
Patience seems to be critical when treating inhalant abusers.
Chemical cleansing may require more time than routine detoxification. Behavioral and emotional stabilization are likely to require extended treatment time frames as well. They have found that it takes 14 to 30 days for the solvents to pass through the body, and therefore a 28-day program is not effective. Conclusions Examination of the survey data seems to reaffirm the concept that inhalant abuse is a hidden problem. This survey confirmed that the majority of Wisconsin service providers felt inhalant abuse was underdiagnosed or undiagnosed by their agency.