Adolescent Abuse of Typewriter Correction Fluid
1984; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 77; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1097/00007611-198403000-00006
ISSN1541-8243
Autores Tópico(s)Restraint-Related Deaths
ResumoA new form of substance abuse in adolescents is the inhalation of fumes from typewriter correction fluids (Liquid Paper, Wite-Out, Snopake, etc), which are composed of various chlorinated solvents, to induce euphoria. Medical complications of such abuse and medical management of acute toxic episodes are discussed herein, along with suggestions for controlling this substance abuse.
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