Remote communities report increase in petrol-sniffing

There are fears of a resurgence of petrol sniffing in some remote Australian communities.

A man pumps petrol at a service station in Melbourne, Monday, Aug 27, 2012. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP

Incidence rates dropped significantly after the rollout of low aromatic Opal fuel in the mid 2000’s decade but some Indigenous service providers say there have been dozens of new reports of the harmful practice in the past 12 months