One of Britain’s leading neurologists has urged the government to make nitrous oxide—sometimes known as “laughing gas”—a banned substance, but has warned of the danger of “criminalising” teenagers.
In 2021 the Home Office asked the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to consider whether to make possession of nitrous oxide a crime, but they are still awaiting a recommendation.
Dr. David Nicholl, the clinical lead for neurology at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, told The Epoch Times: “I don’t know what they’re waiting for. This problem is getting worse.”
He said: “Nitrous oxide has been around since the 19th century and 10–15 years ago the main people abusing it were doctors and dentists. But something has changed since the pandemic. The volume has changed.”…