Psychosocial Causes Affecting Inhalants Addiction in Children and Adolescents: Case Report

Volume: 4 Number: 2 August 5, 2017
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Psychosocial Causes Affecting Inhalants Addiction in Children and Adolescents: Case Report

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Apart from industrial exposure, volatile agent exposure occurs to a significant extent by abusing these substances with the aim of excitement. In recent years, inhalants addiction has rapidly spread among children and adolescents. Indeed children and adolescents’ use of substance may vary. Inhalants dependence is generally seen at average 14-15 years of age in the patients. When psychological reasons affecting volatile substance dependence are examined, it can be said that factors such as not knowing how to cope with stress in general, desire to get rid of negative and bad emotions, pleasure from matter, pleasure, wanting to belong to a group and feeling strong.

When social factors are taken into consideration, it is first and foremost that access to volatile substances is easy and cheap, acceptance within the family, peer influence, positive perspective on the substance in the social environment and encouraging visuals in the social media

Here we present a case of psychosocial factors that cause alcohol and cannabis addiction in his family narrative, which begins to use volatile substance (lighter gas) at the age of 12, in addition to inhalants, alcohol and cannabis.

Key Words: Inhalants, substance addiction, psychosocial causes

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Primary Language

English

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Health Care Administration

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Publication Date

August 5, 2017

Submission Date

June 14, 2017

Acceptance Date

December 1, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 4 Number: 2

APA
Karaaslan, A. (2017). Psychosocial Causes Affecting Inhalants Addiction in Children and Adolescents: Case Report. Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal, 4(2), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.21020/husbfd.321328
AMA
1.Karaaslan A. Psychosocial Causes Affecting Inhalants Addiction in Children and Adolescents: Case Report. HUFHSJ. 2017;4(2):1-11. doi:10.21020/husbfd.321328
Chicago
Karaaslan, Ayşenur. 2017. “Psychosocial Causes Affecting Inhalants Addiction in Children and Adolescents: Case Report”. Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal 4 (2): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.21020/husbfd.321328.
EndNote
Karaaslan A (August 1, 2017) Psychosocial Causes Affecting Inhalants Addiction in Children and Adolescents: Case Report. Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal 4 2 1–11.
IEEE
[1]A. Karaaslan, “Psychosocial Causes Affecting Inhalants Addiction in Children and Adolescents: Case Report”, HUFHSJ, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 1–11, Aug. 2017, doi: 10.21020/husbfd.321328.
ISNAD
Karaaslan, Ayşenur. “Psychosocial Causes Affecting Inhalants Addiction in Children and Adolescents: Case Report”. Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal 4/2 (August 1, 2017): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.21020/husbfd.321328.
JAMA
1.Karaaslan A. Psychosocial Causes Affecting Inhalants Addiction in Children and Adolescents: Case Report. HUFHSJ. 2017;4:1–11.
MLA
Karaaslan, Ayşenur. “Psychosocial Causes Affecting Inhalants Addiction in Children and Adolescents: Case Report”. Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal, vol. 4, no. 2, Aug. 2017, pp. 1-11, doi:10.21020/husbfd.321328.
Vancouver
1.Ayşenur Karaaslan. Psychosocial Causes Affecting Inhalants Addiction in Children and Adolescents: Case Report. HUFHSJ. 2017 Aug. 1;4(2):1-11. doi:10.21020/husbfd.321328

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