Queensland Health Minister, Steven Miles has called a forum to discuss chroming, the trend of inhaling dangerous solvents.
Mr Miles asked Chief Health Officer, Jeannette Young to convene the forum following reports that people under the age of 29, and children as young as 10 were among the largest group abusing inhalants.
"Chroming is a serious issue affecting some of the most vulnerable people in our community and heartbreakingly it's disproportionately affecting young people," Mr Miles said.
Mr Miles says inhalant abuse was "a complex social problem requiring support from government, industry and the community-based sector" and hoped aerosol manufacturers look to change their formulas.