Information on the number of ‘incidents’ of volatile substance abuse arising from the sale of butane cigarette lighter fuel is not collected centrally. However, the number of deaths associated with cigarette lighter refills are available and are provided as follows.
Number 1971-1995 521 1996 42 1997 47 1998 43 1999 43 2000 34 2001 42 2002 37 2003 29 2004 25 2005 16 Source: Trends in Death Associated with Abuse of Volatile Substances 1971-2005, St George's, University of London.