Policing implications of petrol sniffing and other inhalant misuse in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ communities

• Reach:

  National

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Completed

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

This project was funded by the National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund to enhance the understanding of the law enforcement sector concerning the extent and nature of petrol sniffing and other inhalant misuse by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The aim was to define best practice in addressing those issues, and to facilitate this a literature review was produced and key informant consultations in urban, rural and remote locations around Australia were carried out. As a result, a report was written and submitted to the funding body.

Abstract adapted from National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre

Contacts

National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
University of New South Wales
Sydney NSW 2052
Ph: (02) 9385 0333
Fax: (02) 9385 0222
Email: ndarc@unsw.edu.au

Related publications

Gray D, Shaw G, d'Abbs P, Brooks D, Stearne A, Mosey A, Spooner C (2006)

Policing, volatile substance misuse, and Indigenous Australians.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies and Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

• Links
• View report: Policing, volatile substance misuse, and Indigenous Australians (PDF - 1.0 MB)
• View website: National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund

Links

• View contact details: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
• View website: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre