An Introduction to the Practice, Prevalence and Chemical Toxicology of Volatile Substance Abuse
@article{Ramsey1989AnIT, title={An Introduction to the Practice, Prevalence and Chemical Toxicology of Volatile Substance Abuse}, author={John D Ramsey and H. Ross Anderson and Kenneth Bloor and R J Flanagan}, journal={Human \& Experimental Toxicology}, year={1989}, volume={8}, pages={261 - 269} }
1 Volatile substance abuse is largely a teenage practice; it is estimated that in the UK 3.5-10% of young people have at least experimented and that 0.5-1% are current users. 2 The products abused are many and varied but only about 20 chemical compounds, notably toluene, chlorinated solvents such as 1,1,1-trichloroethane, fuel gases such as butane and aerosol propellants, are commonly encountered. 3 The acute hazard varies with the compound, product and mode of abuse. Mortality in the UK is now…
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