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BASICS
Description
Volatile hydrocarbon
Etiology
- Abused for its euphoric effect
- Occupational exposures
- Used as organic solvent found in:
- Oil paints and stains
- Paint thinners
- Glues, inks, dyes
- Coolants
- Petroleum products
- Aerosolized household products
- Correction fluid
ALERT:
Pediatric Considerations
- Prevalent in adolescent age group:
- Inexpensive “high” with readily available sources
- Many psychosocial problems
- May develop chronic neurologic dysfunction
- Mechanism:
- Rapidly absorbed by inhalation
- Readily crosses blood–brain barrier, reaching high concentrations in brain
- May sensitize myocardium to arrhythmogenic effect of catecholamines
- Alveolar excretion and liver metabolism
- Methods of intoxication:
- Sniffing: Simple inhalation of substance directly from container
- Huffing: Vapors inhaled through cloth saturated with substance
- Bagging: Vapors inhaled from bag containing substance
- Toxic range:
- 100 ppm: Impairment of psychomotor and perceptual ...
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