Inhalants, which are neurotoxic central nervous system (CNS) suppressants, are frequently abused by young adults. Unlike other CNS depressants, including alcohol and opiates, no treatment is currently approved for inhalants dependence. In this report, a novel approach of substitution treatment for inhalants addiction was explored in a double-blinded, randomized, controlled crossover design to examine the effects of inhalation of essential oil (EO) and perfume (PF) on the reduction of cue-induced craving for inhalants in a cohort of thirty-four Thai males with inhalants dependence. The craving response was measured by the modified version of Penn Alcohol Craving Score for Inhalants (PACS-inhalants)
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
34
To inhale the essential oil in an air-conditioned room, the container was flipped over to soak the roll-on cap that was then rolled-on circularly at the right mid-palm of the subject at 2 centimeter in diameter for 5 cycles.
To inhale the perfume in an air-conditioned room, the container was flipped over to soak the roll-on cap that was then rolled-on circularly at the right mid-palm of the subject at 2 centimeter in diameter for 5 cycles.
Exposing individuals with a set of 12 pictures for one-minute (e.g., 5 second display per picture) every five minutes for three sets in total followed by another three sets of neutral/relaxing pictures of nature.
Princess Mother National Institute on Drug Abuse Treatment
Pathum Thani, Thailand
Inhalants craving - PACS
Inhalants craving was measured by the Penn Alcohol Craving Scale for Inhalants (PACS-inhalants)
Time frame: Daily for 3 days
Inhalants craving - VAS
Inhalants craving was measured by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS).
Time frame: Daily for 3 days
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