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Nitrous oxide abuse no laughing matter for addicts

Used nitrous oxide cannisters discarded after a lockdown party in the United Kingdom.

CARDIFF, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 27: Used metal canisters of nitrous oxide, also known as hippy crack or happy gas, left on the floor at Roald Dahl Plass in Cardiff Bay following a lockdown party on June 27, 2020 in Cardiff, United Kingdom. Source: Getty / Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

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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.

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