Author:
Prasher V. P.,Corbett J. A.
Abstract
A case of dependency on prescribed pressurised aerosols in a patient with asthma and mild mental handicap is reported. The majority of reported cases involve young asthmatics, abuse being reported mainly using salbutamol inhalers although other inhalers have also given cause for concern. The agent of addiction is uncertain although it may be the fluorinated hydrocarbons used as propellents, rather than the active substance itself.
Publisher
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health
Cited by
8 articles.
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