Association of volatile substance, nitrous oxide and alkyl nitrate use with mental health in UK adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

'Inhalants' have been associated with poorer mental health in adolescence, but little is known of associations with specific types of inhalants.

Aims

We aimed to investigate associations of using volatile substances, nitrous oxide and alkyl nitrates with mental health problems in adolescence.

Method

We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using data from 13- to 14-year-old adolescents across England and Wales collected between September 2019 and March 2020. Multilevel logistic regression examined associations between lifetime use of volatile substances, nitrous oxide and alkyl nitrates with self-reported symptoms of probable depression, anxiety, conduct disorder and auditory hallucinations.

Results

Of the 6672 adolescents in the study, 5.1% reported

SUBMITTER: Hawkins J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7617277 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature