Psychology 2020A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter inhalants: Delayed Ejaculation, Headache, Joseph Priestley

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2020A/B
• Professor: Riley Hinson

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Unlike most other drugs, this class of substances is grouped together primarily because of method of administration. Although many drugs are inhaled, those that must be heated or burned are not considered inhalants. Inhalants include: anaesthetic gases some medical uses, solvents no medical uses, popular among young drug users, particularly in impoverished countries (in. Mexico and south america daily use is estimated as high as 20% among. Raymundus lullius distilled alcohol and sulphuric acid together producing what he called sweet vitriol . Sweet vitriol was introduced to medicine as anodyne by friedrich hoffman in late. In 1730, frobineus gave sweet vitriol the name ether coming from the greek word meaning heavenly . Recreational use dates from 1700s as ether frolics . Ether can be inhaled or drunk, however, when drunk it burns the mouth and causes vomiting. Taken easier when combined with alcohol a medical version of this was called.