All news on the topic: Nitrous Oxide

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Student may have been killed by long-term use of nitrous oxide laughing gas
Ellen Mercer, who died in hospital the day after having a "sudden and unexpected cardio respiratory collapse", had taken a form of nitrous oxide, which was not an illegal drug at the time
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Laughing gas dealer jailed in UK first after landmark change in the law
Thomas Salton was found with £38,000 in cash, ketamine and nitrous oxide canisters when he was pulled over in Basildon, Essex for no car insurance
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Premier League star checks into rehab for 'addiction to laughing gas'
A top-flight footballer is understood to be the first footballer to be checked into rehab for an addiction to laughing gas, with the substance becoming a Class C drug in 2023
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Reverend fears he'll die as he sits by death row killer for first gas execution
Kenneth Eugene Smith will become the first-ever American to be executed by toxic nitrogen gas in Alabama - but Rev Dr Jeff Hood fears he will die too as he sits by his side as his spiritual advisor
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CCTV shows killer moving in blood-stained bathroom where friend's body found
The victim had spent a night out which ended with him and some fellow revellers taking drugs and inhaling 'happy gas' but ended up in a horror bloodbath that shocked his family
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Body found in bloody bathroom next to note saying 'it was me or him', court told
James Preston, 21, accepts inflicting the wounds that killed 25-year-old Joe Holland in the early hours of Thursday, June 8 this year, but denied murder and an alternative count of manslaughter as his trial began at Liverpool Crown Court today
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Laughing gas ban 'isn't enough' says mum of teen who nearly died taking it
Cathy Mccann's son Alex Littler, now 17, was rushed to hospital last year complaining his chest felt like 'popping bubble wrap' after taking laughing gas at Manchester's Parklife
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Laughing gas ban comes in today with those caught with it facing 2 years in jail
A long-awaited ban on laughing gas aka nitrous oxide comes into effect today, doubling the maximum sentence for dealers to 14 years with tough punishments for those found in possession
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Met Police officers caught taking cocaine, weed and laughing gas in drug tests
The statistics for January 2020 to November 2022 include the case of PC William Holyoake, who got a community order for possessing cannabis and offensive weapons
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Chilling moment teen killer wields laughing gas balloon then stabs man to death
A teenager has been convicted of murdering Ben Moncrieff in Bath city centre in May after unleashing a knife and killing him with a single stab in an attack caught on CCTV
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Moment driver inhales laughing gas and boasts on Snapchat after killer crash
University graduate Rohail Jillani, 25, killed 17-year-old Nadia Yusuf while speeding as he inhaled laughing gas before posting boastful videos on Snapchat in the aftermath
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Mum high on laughing gas crashes car in 100mph fireball smash that killed friend
Nasrin Saleh, 26, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court to four and a half years in jail after pleading guilty to causing the death of Luqman Mehboob by dangerous driving on October 10, 2021
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Inside Ayia Napa police crackdown on Brit boozers at notorious party hotspot
Two British men were arrested last weekend for assaulting two officers on the infamous strip in Cyprus - now police have hit the streets of the resort in a show of force
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Cocaine dealer caught after advertising new job for worker who's 'not a grass'
Officers found messages relating to the buying, selling and delivery of the Class A drug - including one message where the idea of exchanging coke for oral sex was mentioned
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Cyprus, Thailand and Greece have strict laws on laughing gas
Laughing gas is a term commonly used for nitrous oxide or NOS that is often found in pressurised metal canisters and is facing being banned under stricter new laws in the UK
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'Laughing gas addiction put me in a wheelchair - it needs to be taken seriously'
Kerry-Anne Donaldson, 26, from East London, hopes her story serves as a warning to others after her addiction to nitrous oxide (NOS) saw her inhale more than 600 canisters week
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Laughing gas ban is 'wrong approach and will criminalise kids', doctor blasts
Michael Gove has announced laughing gas is to be banned, but Dr David Nicholl has cautioned that the crack-down is the wrong appraoch
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New booze ban to enforce fines for drinking at bus stops and war memorials
Other minor offences to be punished under the government's new measures include various littering misdeeds such as discarding chewing gum or cigarette ends
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Pregnant women warned gas and air for pain relief halted in midwife safety fears
Multiple NHS Trusts are temporarily stopping the pain relief for pregnant women during labour after tests showed machines were releasing 50 times the safety limit of nitrous oxide
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County lines drugs gang preying on inmates inside youth prison, inspectors say
Young inmates at Cookham Wood Young Offender Institution in Rochester, Kent, have helped arrange for drugs to be thrown over the walls or dropped by drones. A source said this raises security concerns
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Teen footballer 'kidnapped at 3am and forced to spend £400 on laughing gas'
A 18-year-old footballer and his family have been left traumatised after he was kidnapped after leaving nightclub Lab11 in Digbeth and taken on a three-hour terror attack around Birmingham
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Deadly 'hippy crack' still being flogged to children despite under-18 ban
A Sunday People investigation has found drugs considered more dangerous than some Class A narcotics still being sold with no age checks in shops and online despite Government plans to enforce a ban
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Sale and possession of laughing gas may be made illegal in drug crackdown
A Home Office source told The Mirror that a crackdown on nitrous oxide, known as "hippy crack" is being weighed up by ministers - with drug laws expected to be updated later this year
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Hospital stops offering gas and air to pregnant women over staff safety concerns
The Princess Alexandra Hospital is the latest among a number of hospitals to suspend gas and air pain relief for pregnant women after finding high levels of nitrous oxide
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'Hippy crack' warning as medic keeps seeing 'excruciating pain' side effect
Consultant podiatrist Abid Hussain has warned Brits about the dangerous laughing gas trend that is 'plaguing' parts of Britain as he has seen patients develop severe symptoms