Journal article
The persistence of growth impairments associated with adolescent inhalant abuse following sustained abstinence
R Crossin, S Cairney, A John Lawrence, J Rubina Duncan
Addiction Research and Theory | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background: Abuse of inhalants containing the volatile solvent toluene is a significant public health issue, especially for adolescent and Indigenous communities. We previously demonstrated that inhalant abuse (petrol sniffing) during adolescence results in impairments to height and weight. The aim of this study was to understand whether these impairments resolve or persist into early adulthood, following sustained abstinence. Methods: Baseline data were collected from 118 Indigenous males; 86 chronically sniffed petrol during adolescence. Following 2 years sustained abstinence, data were again collected from a subset (n = 40) of this population; 30 sniffed petrol during adolescence. This st..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The research was supported by NHMRC (940835), of which AJL is a Principal Research Fellow (1020737), the Australian Research Council (DP 110100379) of which JRD was a Future Fellow during the time of the study (100100235) and the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Scheme.