Gay M, Meller R, Stanley S
Hum Toxicol. 1982 Jul;1(3):257-63. doi: 10.1177/096032718200100308.
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.