An exploratory study examining factors associated with inhalant use and cessation amongst urban young people
NDARC Staff
Jan Copeland, Paul Dillon and Cath Finney Lamb
Rationale
According to the second national survey on the use of over the counter and illicit substances conducted in 1999, 32% of 12 year old males and 37% of females had ever experimented with inhalants. Little research has been conducted on the experiences of non-Aboriginal inhalant users, for example, how inhalants are used, which substances are favoured and motivations for inhalant use and cessation. Anecdotal information suggests that the reasons why young people stop use of inhalants is because of the unpleasant after-effects of the using inhalants or because they go onto using other drugs.
Aims
This research aims to:
- identify and describe motivations for inhalant use
- identify and describe motivations for cessation of inhalant use
Design and Method
A qualitative study with be conducted to enable in depth descriptions of these factors. In-depth interviews will be conducted with people who have used inhalants in the past, but have ceased inhalant use in the last 6 months. A thematic analysis will be conducted on the data.
Progress
Output
Dillon, P. An exploratory study examining factors associated with inhalant cessation amongst non-Aboriginal Australians. Paper presented at Meeting New Challenges: APSAD Conference 2006, Cairns, 5-8 November.Funding
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing