Volatile Substance Abuse (Hansard, 6 February 1997)

HC Deb 06 February 1997 vol 289 c721W 721W

§ Dr. Spink
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will seek the withdrawal of the Health Education Authority's literature published on 14 October 1996 in respect of volatile substance abuse. [13660]

§ Mr. Burns
No. The Department of Health believes that young people need to learn of the very real risks of volatile substance abuse. The available evidence suggests that the overwhelming majority of abusers learn about volatile substance abuse from friends and not from health education materials where they are told that it can kill.