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  • Psychiatry
  • Adolescent Medicine
  • Substance Abuse Research

Background:

  • Inhalant abuse is a global problem, disproportionately affecting children and adolescents.
  • Adolescent inhalant abuse is frequently overlooked in substance abuse discussions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate patterns of inhalant abuse among adolescents receiving treatment.
  • To gather data on inhalant abuse within a clinical setting for adolescents.

Main Methods:

  • A chart review of adolescent cases with inhalant abuse/dependence was conducted over one year.
  • Data was collected from treatment records at a tertiary care drug de-addiction clinic.
  • Descriptive statistics and frequency distributions were analyzed using SPSS version 10.0.

Main Results:

  • The average age of adolescent subjects was 16.24 years, with a mean initiation age of 11.6 years.
  • A significant percentage of subjects had a family history of alcohol (40%) and tobacco (48%) use.
  • 22% of adolescents were illiterate, and 40% had previously attempted abstinence.

Conclusions:

  • This study provides crucial insights into an under-researched area of adolescent psychiatry.
  • Findings underscore the need for targeted interventions for adolescent inhalant abuse.