During an assessment, a teenager reveals a 2-year history of inhalant use. Using knowledge that fumes may be inhaled through the mouth, this will achieve a state of intoxication similar to:

A) Alcohol
B) Cannabis
C) Cocaine
D) Morphine


Ans: A
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Fumes may be inhaled through the mouth, referred to by adolescents as "huffing," or the nose ("sniffing"), to achieve a state of intoxication similar to that of alcohol, not cannabis, codeine, or morphine.

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