Aurolac Explained

Aurolac is an industrial adhesive sold in Romania, designed for use in repairing terracotta stoves, which is commonly abused as an inhalant.^[1] The law HG 767/2001 applies restrictions on where and how aurolac, which it uses as a generic term for a variety of substances containing ethers, ketones, acetates, as well as methanol and toluene, can be sold.^[2]

In 2000, a child who had abused Aurolac was photographed while naked and crying in a tram station in Bucharest's Rahova district. The image was widely published and used to define social problems in Romania. ^[3] The 2001 documentary Children Underground also details the effects of Aurolac abuse amongst Bucharest's homeless children.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Curierul Zilei - Comerţul cu aurolac prosperã pe sãnãtatea oamenilor strãzii. Trade with aurolac thrives on the health of the street people . Mihaela. www.curier.ro. Romanian. 2018-11-07.
2. Web site: Hotărâre nr. 767 din 26 iulie 2001 privind regimul de comercializare a produselor în compozitia cărora intra substanţe cu efect ebrionarcotic, produse denumite generic "aurolac". legislatie.just.ro. Romanian. Decision no. 767 of 26 July 2001 concerning the marketing of products in the composition of which there are substances with an ebrionarcotic effect, products generically called "aurolac". 2018-11-08.
3. Web site: Delcea . Cristian . Aurolacul-simbol al României. Epopeea . adevarul.ro . 21 December 2022.