The authors briefly review the literature on the use of toluene as an intoxicating agent. They describe two cases in which the habit of sniffing toluene vapors extended over many years, discuss the rarity of this condition, and speculate about the conditions that might account for both the rarity and the occurrence of long-term toluene abuse.
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