Volatile Solvent Use among Western Australian Adolescents

Semistructured interviews were conducted with 40 adolescents who reported inhaling volatile solvents. All were aware of the short-term health risks involved in use, and most reported experiencing ill effects. Offers suggestions for intervention. (Author/GCP)

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Veröffentlicht in:	Adolescence 1998, Vol.33 (132), p.877-889
Hauptverfasser:	Carroll, Annemaree, Houghton, Stephen, Odgers, Peta
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Addictive behaviors Adolescent Adolescent Behavior Adolescents Adult and adolescent clinical studies Australia Australia (Perth) Australians Biological and medical sciences Children & youth Drug addiction Drug use Drugs and youth Female Hazardous Materials High School Students Humans Inhalants Intervention Male Medical sciences Metropolitan Areas Peer Groups Peer Influence Physical Health Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Risk Taking Secondary Education Self Destructive Behavior Solvent abuse Solvents Stealing Student Behavior Substance Abuse Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology Teenagers Western Australia - epidemiology Youth
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Zusammenfassung:	Semistructured interviews were conducted with 40 adolescents who reported inhaling volatile solvents. All were aware of the short-term health risks involved in use, and most reported experiencing ill effects. Offers suggestions for intervention. (Author/GCP)
ISSN:	0001-8449