Difluoroethane Inhalant Abuse, Skeletal Fluorosis, and Withdrawal

Adam Custer; Andrew Corse; Sondra Vazirani

Difluoroethane Inhalant Abuse, Skeletal Fluorosis, and Withdrawal

Fed Pract. 2020 Jun;37(6):288-289.

Authors

Adam Custer¹, Andrew Corse¹, Sondra Vazirani¹

Affiliation

¹ is a Resident Physician in the Department of Medicine, and is a Resident Physician in the Department of Psychiatry, both at the University of California Los Angeles. is an Attending Physician at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.

PMID: 32669782
PMCID: PMC7357883

Abstract

Prolonged or excessive use of the central nervous system depressant difluoroethane, which is an easily acquired and inexpensive volatile substance that can be inhaled recreationally, is associated with toxicity, and abrupt cessation can induce withdrawal.