Other people, other drugs: The policy response to petrol sniffing among Indigenous Australians

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 253-260

  D'Abbs, Peter H ^a   Brady, Maggie ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Ctr for Aboriginal Econ Plcy Res   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug policy; Indigenous health; Inhalants; Petrol sniffing; Volatile substances

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE;

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; POLICY;

AUSTRALIA; GASOLINE; HUMANS; POPULATION GROUPS; PUBLIC POLICY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 4644224286     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230412331289400     Document Type: Article

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