Laughing gas – sometimes called “hippy crack” or “hippies” – is the second most used drug among 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK and can cause feelings of euphoria, relaxation and calm, as well as fits of giggles and laughter. However, experts have raised concerns that prolonged use can cause serious health problems, including permanent neurological damage. Dr David Nicol, a consultant neurologist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, said he and his colleagues were seeing a large number of young people being admitted to hospital after taking nitrous oxide. In a viral TikTok video, he warned that many people who take the gas recreationally may not be aware of the dangers. “Right now we – myself and my colleagues – are seeing an epidemic of young people being admitted to hospital from their legs because they were getting whiplash,” he says in the clip. Some patients are left with “life-changing neurological injuries,” he says, adding: “Is this really a laughing matter? I don’t think it is.” “It’s an absolute epidemic and some of these people who use it will have no idea that they could actually end up not being able to walk for the rest of their lives just for a little laugh.” His warning was echoed by Dr Nikos Evangelou, an academic neurologist at the University of Nottingham. He took to Twitter to sound the alarm about what he described as an “epidemic of spinal cord and nerve damage caused by nitrous oxide”. “Horrifying to see young people paralyzed by laughing gas,” he added. Read more: Hippy crack ‘no laughing matter’ as trade body calls for sales ban Despite some calls to ban the drug, possession of nitrous oxide remains legal in the UK. However, its sale for its psychoactive effects became illegal after the Psychoactive Substances Act in 2016.

title: “Laughing Gas Causes Epidemic Of Young People Being Hospitalized As Doctors Warn Of Nitrous Oxide Dangers Uk News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-12” author: “Richard Wheeler”

Laughing gas – sometimes called “hippy crack” or “hippies” – is the second most used drug among 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK and can cause feelings of euphoria, relaxation and calm, as well as fits of giggles and laughter. However, experts have raised concerns that prolonged use can cause serious health problems, including permanent neurological damage. Dr David Nicol, a consultant neurologist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, said he and his colleagues were seeing a large number of young people being admitted to hospital after taking nitrous oxide. In a viral TikTok video, he warned that many people who take the gas recreationally may not be aware of the dangers. “Right now we – myself and my colleagues – are seeing an epidemic of young people being admitted to hospital from their legs because they were getting whiplash,” he says in the clip. Some patients are left with “life-changing neurological injuries,” he says, adding: “Is this really a laughing matter? I don’t think it is.” “It’s an absolute epidemic and some of these people who use it will have no idea that they could actually end up not being able to walk for the rest of their lives just for a little laugh.” His warning was echoed by Dr Nikos Evangelou, an academic neurologist at the University of Nottingham. He took to Twitter to sound the alarm about what he described as an “epidemic of spinal cord and nerve damage caused by nitrous oxide”. “Horrifying to see young people paralyzed by laughing gas,” he added. Read more: Hippy crack ‘no laughing matter’ as trade body calls for sales ban Despite some calls to ban the drug, possession of nitrous oxide remains legal in the UK. However, its sale for its psychoactive effects became illegal after the Psychoactive Substances Act in 2016.

title: “Laughing Gas Causes Epidemic Of Young People Being Hospitalized As Doctors Warn Of Nitrous Oxide Dangers Uk News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-26” author: “Jan Johnson”

Laughing gas – sometimes called “hippy crack” or “hippies” – is the second most used drug among 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK and can cause feelings of euphoria, relaxation and calm, as well as fits of giggles and laughter. However, experts have raised concerns that prolonged use can cause serious health problems, including permanent neurological damage. Dr David Nicol, a consultant neurologist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, said he and his colleagues were seeing a large number of young people being admitted to hospital after taking nitrous oxide. In a viral TikTok video, he warned that many people who take the gas recreationally may not be aware of the dangers. “Right now we – myself and my colleagues – are seeing an epidemic of young people being admitted to hospital from their legs because they were getting whiplash,” he says in the clip. Some patients are left with “life-changing neurological injuries,” he says, adding: “Is this really a laughing matter? I don’t think it is.” “It’s an absolute epidemic and some of these people who use it will have no idea that they could actually end up not being able to walk for the rest of their lives just for a little laugh.” His warning was echoed by Dr Nikos Evangelou, an academic neurologist at the University of Nottingham. He took to Twitter to sound the alarm about what he described as an “epidemic of spinal cord and nerve damage caused by nitrous oxide”. “Horrifying to see young people paralyzed by laughing gas,” he added. Read more: Hippy crack ‘no laughing matter’ as trade body calls for sales ban Despite some calls to ban the drug, possession of nitrous oxide remains legal in the UK. However, its sale for its psychoactive effects became illegal after the Psychoactive Substances Act in 2016.

title: “Laughing Gas Causes Epidemic Of Young People Being Hospitalized As Doctors Warn Of Nitrous Oxide Dangers Uk News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-05” author: “Sophia Davenport”

Laughing gas – sometimes called “hippy crack” or “hippies” – is the second most used drug among 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK and can cause feelings of euphoria, relaxation and calm, as well as fits of giggles and laughter. However, experts have raised concerns that prolonged use can cause serious health problems, including permanent neurological damage. Dr David Nicol, a consultant neurologist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, said he and his colleagues were seeing a large number of young people being admitted to hospital after taking nitrous oxide. In a viral TikTok video, he warned that many people who take the gas recreationally may not be aware of the dangers. “Right now we – myself and my colleagues – are seeing an epidemic of young people being admitted to hospital from their legs because they were getting whiplash,” he says in the clip. Some patients are left with “life-changing neurological injuries,” he says, adding: “Is this really a laughing matter? I don’t think it is.” “It’s an absolute epidemic and some of these people who use it will have no idea that they could actually end up not being able to walk for the rest of their lives just for a little laugh.” His warning was echoed by Dr Nikos Evangelou, an academic neurologist at the University of Nottingham. He took to Twitter to sound the alarm about what he described as an “epidemic of spinal cord and nerve damage caused by nitrous oxide”. “Horrifying to see young people paralyzed by laughing gas,” he added. Read more: Hippy crack ‘no laughing matter’ as trade body calls for sales ban Despite some calls to ban the drug, possession of nitrous oxide remains legal in the UK. However, its sale for its psychoactive effects became illegal after the Psychoactive Substances Act in 2016.

title: “Laughing Gas Causes Epidemic Of Young People Being Hospitalized As Doctors Warn Of Nitrous Oxide Dangers Uk News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-10” author: “Rodger Amey”

Laughing gas – sometimes called “hippy crack” or “hippies” – is the second most used drug among 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK and can cause feelings of euphoria, relaxation and calm, as well as fits of giggles and laughter. However, experts have raised concerns that prolonged use can cause serious health problems, including permanent neurological damage. Dr David Nicol, a consultant neurologist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, said he and his colleagues were seeing a large number of young people being admitted to hospital after taking nitrous oxide. In a viral TikTok video, he warned that many people who take the gas recreationally may not be aware of the dangers. “Right now we – myself and my colleagues – are seeing an epidemic of young people being admitted to hospital from their legs because they were getting whiplash,” he says in the clip. Some patients are left with “life-changing neurological injuries,” he says, adding: “Is this really a laughing matter? I don’t think it is.” “It’s an absolute epidemic and some of these people who use it will have no idea that they could actually end up not being able to walk for the rest of their lives just for a little laugh.” His warning was echoed by Dr Nikos Evangelou, an academic neurologist at the University of Nottingham. He took to Twitter to sound the alarm about what he described as an “epidemic of spinal cord and nerve damage caused by nitrous oxide”. “Horrifying to see young people paralyzed by laughing gas,” he added. Read more: Hippy crack ‘no laughing matter’ as trade body calls for sales ban Despite some calls to ban the drug, possession of nitrous oxide remains legal in the UK. However, its sale for its psychoactive effects became illegal after the Psychoactive Substances Act in 2016.