Methylene chloride inhalation: An unusual form of drug abuse

✍ Scribed by Kai Sturmann; Howard Mofenson; Thomas Caraccio

• Book ID: 104313420
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1985
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 264 KB
• Volume: 14
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1097-6760
• DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(85)80644-2

✦ Synopsis

drug abuse, methylene chloride; methylene chloride, inhalation of

Methylene Chloride Inhalation: An Unusual Form of Drug Abuse

Methylene chloride is a chlorinated hydrocarbon used widely in home and industry Its intentional abuse has not been reported previously We describe the case of a 14-year-old boy who presented with lethargy, nausea, and chills six hours after the intentional inhalation of a household product containing methylene chloride. The patient's elevated carboxyhemoglobin level responded well to 100% oxygen therapy The pathophysiology and treatment of methylene chloride are discussed.