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Experts warn against the risks of the party drug salmon gas. The state government in Schleswig-Holstein now prohibits the sale to minors. However, another use is allowed.
The SPD Group in Iserlohn is actively promoting the protection of young people. In view of the increasing use of nitrous oxide as a party drug and the associated health risks, the Group is putting a request to the next Council meeting to ban the sale and transfer of nitrous oxide to minors. "The health of young people is our first priority," says Eva Kitz, chairman of the SPD in Iserlohn. "Lachgas can cause neurological damage, to...
On Wednesday, the Federal Cabinet approved a bill banning nitrous oxide. The draft is before the NDR. Also in Lower Saxony, the abuse of nitrous oxide as a party drug is becoming increasingly a problem.
Dr. Andreas Philippi, Minister of Health of Lower Saxony, comments as follows: "Today's decision by the Federal Government to significantly restrict the sale of nitrous oxides, I expressly welcome. In doing so, the Federal Government is implementing the long-standing demand from Lower Saxony for a change to the New Psychoactive Substances Act. It must not be that children and young people have the opportunity to reach harmful substances without …
GERMANY TO BAN LAUGHING GAS FOR RECREATIONAL USE BY UNDER-18S
Wed 02 July 2025: Nitrous oxide, which is increasingly being used as a party drug, is to be banned for anyone in Germany under 18, according to a Cabinet decision on Wednesday. The new bill prohibits the purchase and possession of nitrous oxide by minors, while online sales and purchases from self-service machines are to […]
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