Inhalant abuse and detection using Gas Chromatography: A review of literature.

Inhalant abuse is one of the most emerging as well as perilous problem in respect of drug abuse in adolescent children. Because of the easier availability, low cost and high psychological kick, inhalants are increasingly abused by people of all ages. However, the worst effects can be seen in children in their teens. Conventional and modern gas chromatographic methods are most frequently used for their detection in different types of samples. This review article intends to summarize all the work done in field of detection and analysis of inhalants in matrices of toxicological importance. Minimum work has been done in terms of detection of inhalants from forensic point of view. Therefore, it is necessary to develop more methods for detection of inhalants using GC and other hyphenated techniques. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]