Petrol sniffing and other solvents: a community resource (2002)

Description

The Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council of South Australia Inc. has produced this toolkit covering all aspects of petrol sniffing and other solvent use in Indigenous communities. There is a manual consisting of a number of booklets which contain basic health information, examples of successful programs, teaching resources and information about where to go for further assistance. The manual is presented as a boxed set which includes:

• Booklet 1: Plain Language Summary - for people interested in learning about petrol sniffing or other solvent use
• Booklet 2: Information for Health and Community Members - contains more detailed information about petrol sniffing and is for workers who are helping communities to deal with sniffing issues
• Booklet 3: Community Development - for workers and includes a workshop outline
• Booklet 4: Other Solvents - for workers who are working in communities where sniffing of other solvents (paint, glue) are an issue.
• The Brain Story was developed in Central Australia by the Petrol Link-Up Project (Territory Health Services) and uses Aboriginal pictures to show the effects of petrol sniffing.
• Petrol Sniffing in Aboriginal Communities: A Review of Interventions (by Peter d'Abbs and Sarah MacLean) is a review of published and unpublished literature addressing petrol sniffing in Aboriginal communities in Australia.

A companion DVD and Video of the workshop which ADAC developed to introduce the 
manual are also available; see links below.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Contact details

Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA) Inc.
155 Holbrooks Road
Underdale
South Australia 5032
Ph: (08) 8351 9031
Fax: (08) 8352 4546
Email: adac@adac.org.au

Links

• View report: A broad evaluation of the Petrol Sniffing and Other Solvents kit (PDF - 1.2 MB)
• View information: Petrol sniffing & other solvents [DVD]
• View information: Petrol sniffing & other solvents [VHS video]
• View information: Petrol sniffing and other solvents: a community resource
• View website: Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council of SA Inc.

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