Abstract
In a representative sample of over 4000 third, fourth and fifth year secondary school pupils, 3.6% acknowledged having abused solvents to the point of intoxication. This proportion is almost certainly an underestimate of the true prevalence of solvent abuse because it does not take into account false negative questionnaire responses, and it neglects the higher rate of solvent abuse among school absentees.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1991 Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Chadwick, O., Anderson, H.R., Bland, J.M., Ramsey, J. (1991). Summary of Main Findings. In: Solvent Abuse. Recent Research in Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3184-4_5
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3184-4_5
Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY
Print ISBN: 978-0-387-97607-5
Online ISBN: 978-1-4612-3184-4
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive