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.

Synonyms: Glue Sniffing, Inhalant Abuses, Glue Abuse, Abuse, Glue, Abuses, Glue, Inhalant Abuse, Glue Sniffings, Abuse, Inhalant, Glue Abuses, Abuses, Inhalant

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2011; for Glue Sniffing, use Substance-Related Disorders 1981-2010; Glue Sniffing was a heading 1969-1980 ,2011; for Glue Sniffing, see Substance-Related Disorders 1981-2010; Glue Sniffing was a heading 1969-1980

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D058545

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