Via the Fiji TimesOnline:
After noting 212 inhalant abuse cases in 2011, Fiji has drafted a “Volatile
Substance Abuse Decree.” The article notes: “Under the draft decree, a person
who sells or supplies a volatile substance to a child in circumstances where it
is reasonable to suspect that the child may inhale or use it to become
intoxicated, commits an offence and is liable upon conviction to a fine not
exceeding $5000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.”
A special task
force from the Fiji Police Force will review and provide comments and the National
Substance Abuse Advisory Council has also proposed a list of new volatile
substances that should be included under the decree.
