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16 Crime & Delinquency 1 (1970)

handle is hein.journals/cadq16 and id is 1 raw text is: CRIME and DELINQUENCY N(ATIONAL couNCIL ON CRIME AND DELINQUENCY Volume 16 January 1970 Number 1 Drugs for Kicks JAMEs L. CHAPEL, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Missouri; Consultant, Missouri Board of Training Schools Consultant, Iowa Board of Control, Institutions for Dependent and Neglected Children, 1962-66 M.D., 1954, University of Toronto; Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Adult, 1967; Child, 1968) DANIEL W. TAYLOR Pre-medical Research Fellow, University of Missouri This paper is a review of drugs that are being abused by chil- dren and adolescents. The format includes subheadings of General Information, Effects, Techniques of Administra- tion, Habit Description, Clinical Findings, Association with Crime, Sex, .Antisocial Behavior, Personality Dynamics, Treatment, and, where applicable, Preventive Measures. The paper is summarized in a table and includes a comprehensive bibliography of some ninety references. Inhaling noxious vapors of toluene, gasoline, etc., results in an acute brain syndrome that resembles alcohol intoxication but has more serious side effects, including hallucinations and delusions. The deterioration of judgment accompanying this intoxication sometimes results in serious accidents and even fatal conse- I