Data compiled by St George's, University of London shows that 11 young people aged 11 to 19 died from abusing volatile substances in 2003, a sharp drop from 27 deaths in 2002.
Jon McVey, deputy director of Re-Solv, said: "We're very pleased, especially as we were doing lots of work around the country at the time. But we don't yet know if this is a real fall or a random variation. The press cuttings we've been getting since 2003 suggest that this fall might not be maintained."
The Trends in Death Associated with Abuse of Volatile Substances 1971-2003 report also found that an increasing proportion of under-18s who abuse volatile substances were female.
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