Inhalants
Subtitle: the toxic fumes
By: John R. Glowa.
Edition: Updated.
Series: Encyclopedia of psychoactive drugs
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 117
Subjects: Substance abuse -- Juvenile literature.; Youth -- Substance use -- Juvenile literature.; Drug abuse.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Examines the use of volatile hydrocarbons such as paint thinners, glue, and cleaning fluid as inhalants, a rapidly-growing form of drug abuse.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 110) and index.
Table of contents: value: Inhalant abuse; value: The history of solvents; value: The chemistry and pharmacology of solvents; value: Exposure to the solvents; value: The behavioral effects of inhalants; value: The health effects of solvent abuse; value: The epidemiology of solvent abuse; value: Inhalants and the law; value: Appendixes.