Nitrous oxide: why the environment isn’t amused about laughing gas: Lenscap Photography/Shutterstock A young man breathes deeply from a gas-filled bag. He begins to feel a pleasurable sensation “particularly in the chest and extremities” before dancing around and then collapsing in a heap. A few minutes later he comes to and is consumed by a …
Nitrous oxide: Suella Braverman’s call to have the drug reclassified has been rejected by government advisers: The UK government’s advisory panel on drugs has rejected a call to ban the sale and possession of nitrous oxide – also known as laughing gas or nos – despite the home secretary’s desire to see the drug banned. …
Nitrous oxide: neurologists report a worrying rise in young people with paralysis: P. Qvist/Shutterstock Three and a half tonnes of nitrous oxide canisters were collected at Notting Hill carnival in London this year. According to the Crime Survey for England and Wales, nitrous oxide (also known as nos, whippits and laughing gas) is the second …
Death from nitrous oxide and other volatile substances – latest official data: Drugs such as cocaine and cannabis are seldom out of the headlines, but it is rare to read about another class of drugs – volatile substances. Volatile substances cover a range of gases and chemicals that are commonly found in legal household products. …
Criminalising nitrous oxide users is no laughing matter if it distracts from more serious drug problems: In England and Wales, it is not illegal to possess nitrous oxide – but that could soon change. The UK’s home secretary, Priti Patel, has asked her scientific advisers to review the evidence on the harm associated with its …
Dental patient was high on nitrous oxide when he accidentally shot himself: Ohio police: Instead of grabbing his phone, the 72-year-old from New Carlisle, Ohio – who was under the influence of nitrous oxide – grabbed something else: his pistol. Still sitting in the dental chair, the woozy patient fired off a round that struck …