Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment (Jan 2015)

Gasoline Abuse in a 10-Year-Old Child with Mental Retardation: A Case Report

  • Mohit Joshi,
  • G. K. Vankar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4137/SART.S20148
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9

Abstract

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Inahalant abuse is of increasing interest in India. The age of onset is typically during adolescence. Gasoline inhalant use is rarely reported in adolescents with intellectual deficit. We report a case of petrol dependence in a 10-year-old child with mental retardation. Possible effect of petrol huffing on behavior and cognition is discussed.