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ABUS SUBSTANCES INHALEES [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Mental Disorders

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Psychologie clinique
  • Troubles mentaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
  • Psicología clínica
  • Trastornos mentales
CONT

El consumo de inhalantes, básicamente pegamentos con tolueno, [...] es altísimo entre los chicos de la calle [...]

OBS

Se debe distinguir entre el consumo y el abuso. A partir del momento en que el uso se haga excesivo o indebido, estaremos hablando de abuso. Sin embargo, la distinción se pierde cuando nos referimos a sustancias cuyo consumo ya representa un uso indebido y es por eso común ver consumo, uso y abuso utilizados como sinónimos.

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