News - Menzies

Health survey of male Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in the NT

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January 23, 2019 - 12:19pm

The Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Gambling (AODG) Unit at Menzies School of Health Research is leading a research project relating to Health Literacy Among Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Males in the NT.
Sustained reduction in petrol sniffing after low aromatic fuel rollout

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November 29, 2017 - 12:23pm

Researchers from The University of Queensland and Menzies School of Health Research have evaluated prevalence and patterns of inhaling petrol since the introduction of low aromatic fuel (LAF).
Petrol sniffing stunts the growth of children

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June 16, 2017 - 12:00pm

“Petrol sniffing makes you shorter, and there’s no way to catch up even after you stop sniffing” says Professor Andrew Lawrence at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Research: petrol sniffing on decline

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August 29, 2016 - 17:07pm

Petrol sniffing rates in Indigenous communities have declined since the introduction of low aromatic unleaded fuel (LAF), a study by Menzies School of Health Research has revealed.
Sharp decreases in petrol sniffing rates

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August 26, 2016 - 16:30pm

NEW research has found that petrol sniffing in Indigenous communities across the Northern Territory has declined by 30 per cent since 2011.
Petrol sniffing on the decline in Indigenous communities

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August 15, 2016 - 10:05am

Petrol sniffing rates in Indigenous communities have declined since the introduction of low aromatic unleaded fuel (LAF), a study by Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has found. The results of this study were released today by Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion Minister for Indigenous Affairs.
Barkly fuel ban to stem sniffing

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December 11, 2015 - 08:00am

REGULAR unleaded petrol could be outlawed in Tennant Creek as early as January, in a bid to completely stamp out petrol sniffing in the Barkly.
Queensland mayor slams Commonwealth move to ban regular unleaded fuel on Palm Island

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December 09, 2015 - 18:45pm

A north Queensland mayor has slammed the Federal Government's decision to ban the sale of regular unleaded petrol in his community.
Report reveals decline in petrol sniffing

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May 29, 2015 - 11:27am

The report has shown that in 15 Aboriginal communities where available data enables comparisons to be made, there was more than an 80 per cent decline in the number petrol sniffers from 2005-07 to 2011-12.
Menzies research reveals marked decline in petrol sniffing

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January 13, 2014 - 09:00am

A Menzies report has revealed a significant decline in the prevalence of petrol sniffing in a number of Aboriginal communities across Australia.
Research reveals complete recovery of brain function for chronic petrol sniffers

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November 22, 2013 - 07:00am

The final results of a groundbreaking, long-term study prove that brain damage can be completely reversed when people stop sniffing petrol but the recovery can take years.

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