Recent Irends in Substance Abuse Glue-Sniffing

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Abstract
A prophetic trance resulted when a priestess of the Oracle at Delphi inhaled the divine vapors. A contemporary example of the attainment of intoxication using an inhaled substance is found in the phenomenon of glue-sniffing. Historically, man has used many substances in a similar manner: snuff, cocaine, and heroin may be “snorted” directly; tobacco, opium, and marijuana may be smoked; and vapors from the etherials such as gasoline, paint, and cleaning fluid may be inhaled. Since 1960 the use of plastic and cement glues for this purpose seems to have become widespread, particularly among youth.

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