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Projects and community groups
Department of Human Services. Responsible Sale of solvents – a Retailer’s Kit. [website]
Youth Substance Abuse Service. [website]
Sunshine Chroming Awareness Program. [website]
Breathing Easy - the Eastern Region Illicit Substance Community Safety Project. [website]
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Victorian government web pages
Department of Human services. Drug Related Services, Information kit about inhalant abuse for the Koori community. [website]
Department of Human services. Drug Related Services (2003), Management repsonse to inhalant use: guidelines for the community care and drug and alcohol sector. [pdf - 592 kB]
Department of Human Services. Responsible Sale of solvents – a Retailer’s Kit. [website]
Victoria. Parliament. Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee (2002), Inquiry into the inhalation of volatile substances: final report. Melbourne: Govt. Printer for the State of Victoria. [report recently moved from website. A hardcopy is available from the NIIS]
Legislation
Victorian Legislation homepage. [website]
The legislation in Victoria relating to inhalants abuse:
Primary Act
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 updated 3 September 2009 [pdf - 1.36 MB]
PART IV-Deleterious substances and search, seizure and detention powers relating to volatile substances.
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Volatile Substances) Regulations 2004 [pdf - 559 kB]
The objectives of these Regulations are—
(a) to prescribe the manner in which searches without warrant under Division 2 of Part IV of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled
Substances Act 1981 are to be conducted; and
(b) to prescribe the particulars to be included in records of those searches; and
(c) to prescribe the particulars to be included in records of receipt of any volatile substance or item used to inhale a volatile substance
seized as a result of those searches; and
(d) to prescribe the particulars to be included in records of apprehension and detention under Division 2 of Part IV of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981; and
(e) to prescribe the particulars to be included in records of the disposal or making safe of any volatile substance or item used to inhale a volatile substance received or seized under Division 2 of Part IV of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981.
Help
For information, counselling, referral and advice
Alcohol & Drug Information Service
24 hour helpline
1800 888 236
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