Inhalant abuse in the military: an unrecognized threat.

Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 2984771R Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0026-4075 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00264075 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Mil Med Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 2018- : Oxford : Oxford University Press
Original Publication: Washington, D.C. : Association of Military Surgeons, United States, 1955-

Substance Abuse Detection*; Inhalation Exposure/*adverse effects ; Military Personnel/*psychology ; Substance-Related Disorders/*epidemiology; Administration, Inhalation ; Adult ; Aerosols/toxicity ; Humans ; Male ; Military Psychiatry ; Nitrites/toxicity ; Prevalence ; Solvents/toxicity ; Substance-Related Disorders/diagnosis ; United States/epidemiology

Although inhalant abuse represents the third most commonly abused class of drugs in the military, it is a frequently overlooked form of substance abuse in the active duty population. Inhalants' lack of visibility is also evident in the civilian community. In both the civilian and military communities, the factors leading to underrecognition of inhalant abuse include high availability, low cost, lack of drug screening and drug treatment programs, and frequent misdiagnosis by clinicians. This review seeks to inform care providers about the prevalence, health risks, diagnosis, and treatment of inhalant abuse in the active duty population, and encourages clinicians to be more aggressive in the identification of this serious but underrecognized problem.

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Date Created: 20070509 Date Completed: 20070628 Latest Revision: 20190513

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10.7205/milmed.172.4.388

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