Watch FIFA World Cup 2026™

LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

Nitrous oxide abuse no laughing matter for addicts

Coronavirus Lockdown Still In Place In Wales

Used nitrous oxide cannisters discarded after a lockdown party in June 2020 in Cardiff in the United Kingdom Source: Getty / Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

A growing number of British doctors say they’re concerned by the volume of patients they see being damaged by nitrous oxide which is also known as laughing gas. They say unrestricted recreational use of the drug is leading to serious neurological damage and legislation is needed to restrict access.


Published

By Peggy Giakoumelos, SBS SKY NEWS, associated press

Presented by Svetlana Printcev

Source: SBS



Share this with family and friends


A growing number of British doctors say they’re concerned by the volume of patients they see being damaged by nitrous oxide which is also known as laughing gas. They say unrestricted recreational use of the drug is leading to serious neurological damage and legislation is needed to restrict access.


Tune in for SBS Russian program on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays at noon.

Follow us on Facebook or sign up to our podcasts here.


Latest podcast episodes

Follow SBS Russian

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our exclusive in-language podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

Russian News

Stream now