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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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Inhalant abuse: Newer trends in addiction: A case series
Rajiv Saini1, Harpreet Singh2, Amit Chail3, Krishnendu Datta1, Arka Adhvaryu2
1 Department of Psychiatry, CH EC, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
2 Department of Psychiatry, Command Hospital, Southern Command, Pune, Maharashtra, India
3 Department of Psychiatry, INHS Asvini, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
(Dr) Amit Chail
Department of Psychiatry, INHS Asvini, Mumbai, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jmms.jmms_137_20
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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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