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Patterns of use and Related Harm with Toluene-based Adhesives and Butane Gas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

A. C. Evans  and
D. Raistrick
A. C. Evans
Affiliation:
St. James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF
D. Raistrick
Affiliation:
St. James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF
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Abstract

The patterns of use and related harm of solvent inhalation were investigated in a group of young people who misused toluene (n = 31) and a group misusing butane (n= 12). The two groups were similar in terms of patterns of use and solvent related harm. The toluene users were more likely to sniff only in a group setting, probably because of the long duration of intoxication. The toluene group were more approving in their attitudes towards taking other drugs.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 150 , Issue 6 , June 1987 , pp. 773 - 776
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Copyright © 1987 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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