title: Elevated lead levels in petrol "sniffers".
abstract: Lead levels in blood and in bone were measured in Aboriginal teenagers who regularly inhaled petrol to experience its central nervous system effects. Compared with a control group, the lead levels were raised. Those teenagers with toxic levels of lead in their blood and bones are in grave danger of lead toxicity.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010578:Petroleum; D012306:Risk; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D000095283:Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
chemical_list: D010578:Petroleum; D007854:Lead