Petrol sniffing in Aboriginal communities: A review of interventions

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-72

  MacLean, Sarah J ^a   D'Abbs, Peter H N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal young people; Community intervention; Inhalant misuse; Petrol sniffing; Solvent misuse

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM;

ABORIGINE; ADDICTION; AEROSOL; AUSTRALIA; HUMAN; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

AEROSOLS; AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PETROLEUM; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0036004074     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230220119345     Document Type: Review

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