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Nitrous Oxide

Police officers accused of 'spraying colleagues with laughing gas' Liverpool Echo16:55Energy and Utilities Merseyside

Police hunting for three suspects after 9,000 'laughing gas' canisters stolen St Helens Star, Cheshire12:18Energy and Utilities Cheshire

Police appeal after thousands of laughing gas cannisters stolen from industrial estate Manchester Evening News12:55Energy and Utilities

Police raid business in Rusholme and seize 60 laughing gas cannisters Manchester Evening News12:09Energy and Utilities Greater Manchester

9,000 cannisters of laughing gas stolen Liverpool Echo11:22Energy and Utilities Merseyside

Gang steals 9,000 'laughing gas' canisters BBC13:19Energy and Utilities Merseyside England

Police officers accused of spraying laughing gas BBC17:50Energy and Utilities Merseyside England

Police attend town centre disturbance and find man carrying cocaine and laughing gas LincsOnline05:09Energy and Utilities Cocaine Drugs and Alcohol

Police warn of 'alarming rise' in nitrous oxide use among youths The Carlisle News & Star16:49Drugs and Alcohol Cumbria

Thieves steal 9,000 canisters of 'laughing gas' ITV11:42Energy and Utilities Robbery UK Crime

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Prosecutor: Driver on laughing gas caused double fatal in Sweet Home Albany Democrat-Herald19:37 29-Nov-24

Boy, 15, arrested after police find suspected ecstasy tablets in raid on illegal vape shops Birmingham Live13:16 28-Nov-24

'Dangerous and untested' sex pills and laughing gas 'enough for 5,000 balloons' found in raid… Birmingham Live14:13 27-Nov-24

Teenage A55 driver spotted 'doing balloons' behind wheel of car North Wales Live18:10 26-Nov-24

Laughing gas: How dangerous is the "balloon drug"? Deutsche Welle14:27 26-Nov-24

Gang steals 9,000 'laughing gas' canisters BBC13:19 26-Nov-24

Police appeal after thousands of laughing gas cannisters stolen from industrial estate Manchester Evening News12:55 26-Nov-24

Police hunting for three suspects after 9,000 'laughing gas' canisters stolen St Helens Star, Cheshire12:18 26-Nov-24

Thieves steal 9,000 canisters of 'laughing gas' ITV11:42 26-Nov-24

9,000 cannisters of laughing gas stolen Liverpool Echo11:22 26-Nov-24

Two schoolboys arrested after what police found in car Liverpool Echo09:40 26-Nov-24

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Police attend town centre disturbance and find man carrying cocaine and laughing gas LincsOnline05:09 22-Nov-24

Electron Irradiation of Crystalline Nitrous Oxide Ice at Low Temperatures: Applications to Outer Solar System Planetary … Astrobiology Web18:54 20-Nov-24

150 empty laughing gas canisters removed in Stoke-on-Trent clean-up Stoke-On-Trent Live12:56 20-Nov-24

Medical Gas Blenders Market to Grow by USD 582 Million (2024-2028), Driven by Aging Population… PR Newswire (Press Release)19:53 18-Nov-24

Lil Uzi Vert Swears Off Nitrous Oxide After Seemingly Admitting To Using It HipHop DX18:35 18-Nov-24

Man, 26, dies after inhaling laughing gas from a balloon Ansa11:52 18-Nov-24

Police warn of 'alarming rise' in nitrous oxide use among youths The Carlisle News & Star16:49 17-Nov-24

Police officers accused of 'spraying colleagues with laughing gas' Liverpool Echo16:55 14-Nov-24

Police raid business in Rusholme and seize 60 laughing gas cannisters Manchester Evening News12:09 14-Nov-24

Speeding driver inhaled laughing gas balloon at McDonald's drive-thru STV10:27 14-Nov-24

Banned Scots driver inhaling laughing gas balloons at wheel of Mercedes fled police at high… Daily Record09:56 14-Nov-24

Police officers accused of spraying laughing gas BBC17:50 13-Nov-24

Moment 'hippy crack' smoking thug prowls street before viciously attacking two men and… MailOnline20:58 10-Nov-24

Young man who sold hippy crack is laughing no more Stoke-On-Trent Live18:17 7-Nov-24

Phone-snatching teen stabbed woman in laughing gas-fuelled argument on Christmas Eve in Bermondsey Southwark News16:10 4-Nov-24

Driver reported after police find them with nitrous oxide and balloons Stourbridge News, West Midlands15:43 4-Nov-24

Cocky teen criminal brags he 'doesn't work for free' then quickly regrets it Wales Online10:25 4-Nov-24

Moment gangs of youths shoot fireworks at each other and inhale 'hippy crack' in front of… MailOnline17:28 3-Nov-24

Boy, 17, jailed for stabbing woman, 22, to death in 'laughing gas-fuelled row' on Christmas Eve LBC News14:36 2-Nov-24

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About our Laughing Gas (Nitrous Oxide) news

Latest news on laughing gas, a common name for nitrous oxide, a colourless gas that can cause feelings of euphoria, relaxation and giggling when inhaled. It is used as a sedative and pain reliever in medical and dental settings, such as during labour or dental surgery. It is also used as a propellant for whipped cream and a fuel additive for cars.

However, laughing gas can also be misused as a recreational drug, especially by young people. It is usually inhaled from balloons filled with nitrous oxide from small canisters. This can be dangerous, as it can cause vitamin B12 deficiency, anaemia, nerve damage, paralysis and even death.

On 5 September 2023, the UK government announced that nitrous oxide will be categorised as a class C drug by the end of 2023 as part of its crackdown on anti-social behaviour.

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