INHALANTS INDUCED PSYCHOSIS: A CASE REPORT
M.S. Bhatia*, Rashmita Saha, Priyanka Gautam and Jaswinder Kaur
ABSTRACT
Inhalants use is predominantly seen in children and adolescents and it
is becoming a matter of public health concern in countries all over the
world, including India. Inhalants abuse involves the use of volatile
solvents which reach brain quickly from pulmonary circulation and
produce euphoria and intoxication rapidly. Inhalants intoxication
involves many physical and psychological problems like impaired
judgment, apathy, dizziness, visual disturbances, incoordination,
lethargy, stupor or coma. We report a 20-year old case who presented
with symptoms of psychosis and responded completely to
antipsychotic drugs.
Keywords: Inhalants, Intoxication, Psychosis.
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