Laughing gas abuse among young people in Singapore a concern

Laughing gas abuse among young people in Singapore a concern

SINGAPORE – Medical professionals say they are concerned that young people may be abusing nitrous oxide to feel intoxicated, with buyers purchasing the gas from dubious sellers. The Straits Times was alerted to the illegal activity by a reader who gave her name only as Ms Pang. She had witnessed the driver of a luxury car unloading canisters at a condominium in the East in February. Ms Pang said the boot was filled with cartons of nitrous oxide,…

130 kilos of nitrous oxide. It is for sale at the Swedish Enforcement Authority – again. – We understand of course that people may have opinions about this sale, says Thomas Sjöstrand, acting section head at the Swedish Enforcement Authority.

Laughing gas abuse among young people in Singapore a concern: Medical experts

The last case of nitrous oxide addiction here was reported in 2017, but they say there has been an uptick. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The police may soon be able to create fictitious profiles on social media so that they can gain insight into closed groups where laughing gas is sold. The Ministry of Business and Industry writes in a press release. - Our authorities are doing a good job. Now we are giving them even more tools to go after criminals on social media who sell dangerous laughing gas in closed groups. Because the dangerous cartridges do not belong in the street scene…

People in their 20s sitting in cars could be ‘biggest crowd’ of nitrous oxide users

People in their early twenties could be the “biggest crowd” of nitrous oxide users according to councillors. At the Clondalkin area meeting, councillors passed a motion to request that the government legislate for nitrous oxide as an illegal substance to use as a drug and to regulate online buying for drug use. While the legislation should include an education campaign according to the motion submitted by Councillor Francis Timmons (IND), the ch…

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