Am J Psychiatry 1981; 138:368-370
Copyright © 1981 by American Psychiatric Association
Long-term toluene abuse
JD Lewis, D Moritz and LP Mellis
The authors briefly review the literature on the use of toluene as an
intoxicating agent. They describe two cases in which the habit of sniffing
toluene vapors extended over many years, discuss the rarity of this
condition, and speculate about the conditions that might account for both
the rarity and the occurrence of long-term toluene abuse.