Physical and Psychologic Factors in Glue Sniffing

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Abstract
DELIBERATE inhalation of the solvent vapors of model-building cements has become an increasingly common practice among older children and adolescents during the past three years. A detailed description of this problem, including the methods employed and sensations induced, was reported in a previous communication.1 Although considerable speculation concerning the possible physical effects of this practice has appeared in medical publications, as well as in the popular press, we know of no published accounts in this country of systematic investigation of this problem. One such article, however, has appeared in the Swedish literature.2 Case MaterialIn an attempt to define further . . .