PMID- 7173903 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19830225 LR - 20191031 IS - 0144-5952 (Print) IS - 0144-5952 (Linking) VI - 1 IP - 3 DP - 1982 Jul TI - Abuse of aerosol products by inhalation. PG - 231-8 AB - 1 The nature of an aerosol and the techniques that have been used to obtain altered states of consciousness by deliberately inhaling the contents are described. 2 The development of the phenomenon, first in the USA, and subsequently in the UK is traced. 3 The consultation between Government Departments and the British Aerosol Manufacturers Association (BAMA) is outlined, and the decisions reached are detailed. 4 Reference is made to the ingredients contained in aerosols which when abused, cause altered states of consciousness and a brief review of their properties is included. 5 The mortality statistics in the UK collected by BAMA are described and analysed in detail and finally the approach of manufacturers to the problem is defined. FAU - Roberts, D J AU - Roberts DJ LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Hum Toxicol JT - Human toxicology JID - 8206759 RN - 0 (Aerosol Propellants) RN - 0 (Aerosols) RN - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Halogenated) SB - IM MH - Aerosol Propellants/toxicity MH - *Aerosols MH - Humans MH - Hydrocarbons, Halogenated MH - Industry MH - *Substance-Related Disorders/epidemiology/mortality MH - United Kingdom MH - United States EDAT- 1982/07/01 00:00 MHDA- 1982/07/01 00:01 CRDT- 1982/07/01 00:00 PHST- 1982/07/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1982/07/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1982/07/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1177/096032718200100305 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Hum Toxicol. 1982 Jul;1(3):231-8. doi: 10.1177/096032718200100305.