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Table 1 Definitions of sniffing frequency categories

From: The impact of subsidized low aromatic fuel (LAF) on petrol (gasoline) sniffing in remote Australian indigenous communities

Category

 

Definition

Non-sniffer

 

Not known to have sniffed petrol or any other inhalant in past 6 months.

Current sniffer

Experimental/occasional

Believed to have sniffed petrol or other inhalant in past 6 months, but no evidence of regular use.

 

Regular

Believed to have sniffed petrol or other inhalant regularly over past 6 months, but does not meet criterion of heavy use (i.e. at least once a week).

 

Heavy

Has sniffed petrol or other inhalants at least weekly (whenever inhalants are available), over past 6 months.