title: Drug abuse monitoring: a survey of solvent abuse in the county of Avon.
abstract: 1 An attempt to identify the extent of solvent abuse in the County of Avon by means of a multidisciplinary reporting system is described. 2 Particular attention was given to identifying abusers thought to be most at risks. 3 Altogether 304 young persons involved in solvent abuse were identified within a 6-month period. The ages of the solvent abusers ranged from 9 to 21 years and 77% were aged between 14 and 17 years. 4 Thirty-nine of the sniffers were found to be solitary users and were thought to have multiple problems and possibly a poorer prognosis than the group sniffers. 5 The problems of confidentiality and inter-agency conflict are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D012997:Solvents; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D012997:Solvents