What Are Inhalants Used for Medically?

Inhalants are volatile substances that produce chemical vapors that can be inhaled to induce a psychoactive, or mind-altering, effect.

What is inhalant use disorder?

DSM-5 defines inhalant use disorder as a "problematic pattern of use of a hydrocarbon-based inhalant substance leading to clinically significant impairment or distress" (4). Estimates show that 11% of high school students use inhalants as a form of achieving a "high" (5).

What is the drug aerosol used for?

The primary use of aerosol therapy is treatment of respiratory disorders that include: Obstructive lung diseases such as: Asthma. Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (including bronchitis and emphysema)

Alexander Ross

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