NITROUS-OXIDE ABUSE IN PERSPECTIVE

被引:38
作者
GILLMAN, MA
机构
[1] South African Brain Research Inst., Highlands North, 2037 Johannesburg
关键词
NITROUS OXIDE; ABUSE POTENTIAL; HEALTH PROFESSIONS;
D O I
10.1097/00002826-199208000-00004
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
I present evidence that certain health professionals have a higher liabilitY to drug abuse than does the general Population. In view of this, data are presented in which the extremely limited contribution of nitrous oxide to this problem is assessed. I demonstrate on the basis of the limited published data now available that pure nitrous oxide addiction is very rare among health professionals, being the rarest drug of abuse among them. When used by the latter, it is most commonly part of a polydrug abuse pattern, not being a major component of the addiction in these cases. It is clear that nitrous oxide addiction is even less of a problem in the general population. Furthermore, after almost 200 years of use, its very minor addictive potential should by now have clarified itself. It would appear that it is unlikely to become, has never been, nor is it the moment of any real significance as a drug of abuse when compared with the many currently available addictive drugs, which clearly pose a much more serious problem.
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页码:297 / 306
页数:10
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