title: Solvent abuse in adolescents: the Who? What? and Why?
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D010379:Peer Group; D012932:Social Facilitation; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*