The most serious inhalant abuse occurs among children and teens who " [ . . . ] live on the streets completely without family ties . " Inhalant users inhale vapor or aerosol propellant gases using plastic bags held over the mouth or by breathing from a solvent-soaked rag or an open container.
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"' Dimethyl ether "'( DME ), also known as "'methoxymethane "', is the organic compound with the formula CH 3 OCH 3, simplified to C 2 H 6 O . The simplest ether, it is a colorless gas that is a useful precursor to other organic compounds and an aerosol propellant and is being studied as a future energy option.
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R-12 was a commonly used refrigerant for car air conditioning and refrigerators, and is considered a highly potent ozone-depleting substance and listed as a Class I Ozone Depleting Substance by the US EPA . Its use as a general purpose aerosol propellant has been banned by the US EPA since March 1978 under 43 FR 11301 for use in aerosol use with a very few exceptions.
