Oral tetridamine exposures.

Objective: Tetridamine is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug of the class indazols used topically as co-adjuvant for vaginitis. No previous data have been published about tetridamine overdoses.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of single ingestions of tetridamine vaginal douches reported to the Spanish Poison Control Centre from January 1991 to December 2003.

Volatile substance and other drug abuse inhalation in Spain.

Objective: Inhalant misuse is the intentional inhalation of volatile substances in order to obtain euphoric, disinhibiting, and exciting effects. Solvents, glues, adhesives, paints, varnishes, paint removers, dry cleaning agents, spray paints, nail polish removers, typewriter correction fluids, and aerosol propellants are common sources of volatile substance abuse. In recent years the abuse of inhalant substances, not only among those who abuse other drugs but also in teenagers and younger children, has been reported.