Will modifying inhalants reduce volatile substance misuse? A review

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 423-439

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Inhalant; Product modification; Product substitution; Solvent; Volatile substance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750119424     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: 14653370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687630600762202     Document Type: Review

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