01177nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001100001400042700001900056700001200075700001400087700001800101700002300119245008900142250001500231300001200246490000700258520067200265020004600937       2012                            d1 aMaulik P.1 aRaghavendra B.1 aKhan M.1 aBhatia P.1 aGuggilla Rama1 aPraveen Devarsetty00aDeterminants of inhalant (whitener) use among street children in a South Indian city  a2012/05/23  a1143-500 v473 a<p>
A cross-sectional study was conducted in the year 2008 among 174 children in observation homes in Hyderabad, India, to estimate the distribution of inhalant (whitener) use among this population. Data were collected using an instrument developed for this purpose. About 61% of the children were boys and their mean age was 12.2 years (range 5-18 years). Whitener use was found in 35% of the children along with concurrent use of other substances. Peer pressure was the commonest cause reported for initiating substance use. The high prevalence is an important concern for the Indian policymakers given the large number of street children in Indian cities.
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