Recreational use of 'laughing gas' rising: EU drugs agency

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Recreational use of laughing gas is an increasing worry in Europe, the European Union's drugs agency (EMCDDA) said on Monday, stressing the risk of poisonings, burns and nervous system damage.

This picture taken on January 21, 2019, in Lille, northern France, shows balloons and canisters of nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas. DENIS CHARLET / AFP

"The rise in the recreational use of nitrous oxide in some parts of Europe is a cause for concern," EMCDDA director Alexis Goosdeel said."Yet we see that more frequent or heavier use of the gas increases the risk of serious harms."It is used as a food additive and as an anesthetic. This is because it is easily available, cheap and generally perceived as being "a relatively safe drug".

Heavy and frequent use of the gas has led to a "small but significant rise" in poisonings and other health problems since 2017.

 

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