Another form of poisoning by volatile substances arises as a result of its use with suicidal intent [3,4] or associated with cases of drug-facilitated sexual assaults (DFSA) [5,6], thefts and murders [7–10]. In many countries, these substances may also be voluntarily inhaled by children and adolescents in order to produce effects on the central nervous system, including feelings of pleasure, disinhibition, euphoria and hallucinations (gluesniffing). These types of substances are appealing, as they are legal, inexpensive and easy to access [11–13]. Depending on the amount inhaled, they produce depressant effects similar to ethanol or to barbiturates and can cause psychological dependence [14]. However, some of these substances can be found in a routine