Inhalant abuse in Singapore.
This paper examines the current situation of inhalant abuse in Singapore. Though inhalant abuse is a new youthful phenomenon, the number of abusers has rapidly increased. And it will soon become a serious problem if it goes unchecked because it is mainly a peer group activity which can involve others, especially the youngsters, very quickly. Furthermore, inhalant substances are cheap and easily available. Other points included in the discussion are the causation of inhalant abuse, the methods and locations of abuse, sources of inhalant substances, and the abusers themselves in terms of their ethnic group, educational level, family, and residential areas.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D010379:Peer Group; D012846:Singapore; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology