吸入劑會使身體和心理成癮。 使用者表示,特別是持續使用許多天後,會有強烈衝動想要繼續使用吸入劑。
吸入劑會上癮嗎?
上癮的使用者停掉吸入劑之後,會受到戒斷症狀的折磨,這些症狀包括噁心、盜汗、肌肉痙攣、頭痛、寒顫、焦慮不安與發抖和幻覺。嚴重的時候,戒斷還會產生抽搐。
「明天是我們的兒子賈斯汀逝世第六周年。他當時16歲,死於濫吸空氣清新劑。他毫無道理地結束生命,打擊了所有在這個世界上認識他的人。賈斯汀曾是位熱愛生活和熱情擁抱生活的榮譽學生……他啟發了許多人……我永遠會被這個問題所困擾:如果賈斯汀當初知道他做這件事的風險,他是否今日還會活著。」—傑奇
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