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Projects and community groups

Townsville Aboriginal & Islanders Health Service
Volatile Substance Misuse (VSM) Safe Place [website]
The VSM Safe Place provides a Place of Safety and support programs for young people (12-17 yrs) who are misusing volatile and other substances, and who are at therefore at risk of substance abuse. The main source of referrals is Queensland Police.

Wuchopperen Health Service, (Far North Queensland) [website]
- Cairns Inhalant Action Group.
- Mt. Isa Volatile Substance Misuse Action Group.

Young People Ahead (Mt Isa)
Volatile Substance Misuse Initiative [website]
"Place of Safety" provides support and assistance to young people aged 12 to 17 years, who engage or are at risk of engaging in volatile substances i.e. Alcohol, Cannabis, Petrol/Glue/Deodorant sniffing . The program aims to reduce the incidence and extent of harm associated with volatile substance misuse in the community and provides a range of interventions to address volatile substance misuse amongst young people in Mount Isa.

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Queensland government web pages

Department of Communities. Volatile Substances. [website]

Queensland Police services. Volatile Substance Misuse. [website]

Commission for Children and Young People, Volatile substance misuse in Queensland. [pdf -1.29 MB]

Legislation

Queensland legislation homepage [website]

The legislation in Queensland relating to inhalants abuse:

Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000. [pdf - 2.77 MB]
Section 603 - 607