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Phenomenology of Gasoline Intoxication and Withdrawal Symptoms Among Adolescent in India: A Case Series
Author(s) -
Shah Rakesh,
Vankar G.K.,
Upadhyaya Himanshu P.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1080/105504999305866
Subject(s) - irritability , anhedonia , psychiatry , psychomotor learning , medicine , psychomotor agitation , pediatrics , heroin , withdrawal syndrome , craving , psychology , drug , anesthesia , anxiety , addiction , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , cognition
Inhalant withdrawal symptoms have previously been described but not well documented. This case‐series describes the socio‐demographic and clinical characteristics of nine children and adolescents with gasoline abuse. Gasoline inhalation was the drug of choice in our patients. The mean age was 13.6 years and all the subjects belonged to low socioeconomic status. Most of the subjects used daily and all subjects reported alcohol abuse in the father. All subjects reported a syndrome of intoxication as described in previous reports. All subjects also reported a withdrawal syndrome including irritability, psychomotor retardation, anhedonia, dry mouth, sleep disturbances, craving, and increased lacrimation.