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Inhalant Abuse

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Definition: Illicit use of chemicals and products whose vapors can be inhaled to produce a rapid mind-altering effect. Inhalants include aerosols, gases, and volatile solvents that are often inhaled repeatedly to achieve the short-lived intoxicating effect.      Other names Abuses, Inhalant; Glue Abuse; Glue Sniffings; Inhalant Abuses; Glue Abuses; Abuses, Glue; Abuse, Glue; Abuse, Inhalant; Glue Sniffing

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