Citation

Cairney S, Dingwall K. J. Paediatr. Child Health 2010; 46(9): 510-515.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01850.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The practice of petrol sniffing is a unique and poorly understood phenomenon that is associated with substantial morbidity, mortality and social devastation in affected remote Indigenous communities. For these groups and for the wider community, much mystery has surrounded the practice and its effects. Here we introduce the epidemiology of petrol sniffing among Indigenous groups internationally, review its impact on the brain, behaviour and social functions and summarise related interventions.