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Solvent abuse in adolescents: the Who? What? and Why?
Author(s) -
BOWERS A. J.,
SAGE L. R.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1983.tb00314.x
Subject(s) - emotive , intoxicative inhalant , toll , sniffing , psychology , law enforcement , enforcement , criminology , psychiatry , medicine , law , political science , sociology , toxicology , neuroscience , anthropology , immunology , biology
Summary Glue sniffing is an emotive topic for many teachers, child care workers and members of law enforcement agencies. To many adults, too, it tends to be an inexplicable pastime. This article sets out to shed some light on the nature of solvent abusers and the results which they achieve. Some approaches to dealing with the activity are considered.