Inhalants Craving Clinical Trial
Official title:
A Novel Approach of Substitution Therapy With Inhalation of Essential Oil for the Reduction of Inhalants Craving: A Double-blinded Randomized Controlled Trial
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)
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