'Please leave us alone, we've got a baby': Family fled as teen torched garage in middle of night. [He] took alcohol, cocaine and nitrous oxide and started a fire which caused a pregnant mum and her family to flee in panic.
Hawick shoplifter blames breach of unpaid work order on drug problems: [He] was ordered last August to carry out 60 hours of unpaid work after admitting stealing four butane gas canisters from Borders Leisure in Hawick High Street.
Brixton’s Quick Stop Food & Wine closed down after 18,000 nitrous oxide canisters found in basement: The Met Police have shut down Quick Stop Food & Wine in Acre Lane, Brixton after a huge stash of 18,000 nitrous oxide canisters (‘laughing gas’) were found in the shop’s basement.
Shop licence in doubt after raid finds canisters of ‘hippy crack’ in newsagent: The newsagent is one of several in the borough to face raids and the loss if its licence since Tower Hamlets council launched its No Laughing Matter campaign two years ago.
Mark Leckey: O’ Magic Power of Bleakness review: ... Watched together across the whole of the show’s 55-minute durational loop, the three pieces overlap in new ways. The mischievous spirits and parallel worlds seen by the brake fluid-sniffing teens in ‘Under Under In’ seem to reappear in ‘Fiorucci’, where dancing, drugs and music transforms people into mortal changelings.
The London exhibition showcasing artwork made in UK prisons: ... A range of materials are used in the exhibition, which Kinch reflects “says a lot about resourcefulness and resilience”. Bars of soap, matchsticks, nitrous oxide canisters, nuts and bolts, buttons, milk cartons, newspaper, feathers and even a board game were all turned into art and displayed in the main exhibition space at the Royal Festival Hall.
Going to pot: British university campuses face a drugs epidemic: About 2,800 students were surveyed and the substances most generally taken were cannabis, ecstasy, nitrous oxide and cocaine.
Dundee pub owners on alert after ‘hippy crack’ found near to premises: A Dundee business said it will be “remaining vigilant” after the discovery of empty nitrous oxide cylinders near its premises.
‘Laughing gas’ canisters are left dumped on grass: Hundreds of canisters containing what is believed to be ‘laughing gas’ were found strewn across grass.
Hundreds of laughing gas canisters dumped in Ellesmere Port car park as council admits problem: The streets of Cheshire are being littered with the canisters
How Bolton leaders are cracking down on laughing gas epidemic: The Town Hall will lobby for 'laughing gas' to be included in public awareness campaigns, following a reported rise in the use of the legal high in Bolton.
Huge haul of 'hippy crack' canisters found strewn across Derby park: In total, 135 of the canisters were recovered from King George V Park, off Carlisle Avenue in Littleover.
Large quantity of laughing gas capsules found outside Gloucester school: Incorrect use of the laughing gas capsules have been linked to deaths in the past.
Shocking scene as Nitrous Oxide cannisters litter car park after teens suspected of binging on 'laughing gas': Roughly 40 to 50 canisters of laughing gas were scattered across Waltham Park Bowls Club’s car park.
Large quantities of 'laughing gas' seized at music festival: A large number of illegal substances were seized at a music festival in North Yorkshire during the weekend.
IRELAND
Giving back: Meet the 91-year-old who continues to help others: ... At the time, the late ’70s, there was a lot of solvent abuse in Dun Laoghaire, and Rosie used to go around the country giving talks about it. She also went to England, where she worked with agony aunt Marjorie Proops to open an addiction unit for solvent abusers.
BELGIUM
Flemish city looks to ban sales of laughing gas canisters in night shops: A Flemish city will seek to ban the sale of laughing gas canisters in night shops in an attempt to curb the “improper use” of the gas, whose popularity as a recreational drug has surged in recent months.
NETHERLANDS
No joke: Amsterdam bans laughing gas sellers from the city’s streets: And a ban on the sale of laughing gas will also be included in licences for festivals in the city, Halsema said. ‘Using balloons has already been banned at festivals for sustainability reasons and the campaign to reduce single-use plastic,’ the mayor said in her briefing.
RUSSIA
Russian social activists seek to guard children from sniffing by ban on lighters: Experts of Russia’s Civic Chamber believe that the fight against a new form of substance abuse (sniffing) developing in the country should include a ban on respective advertising, as well as restrictions of sales of lighters and natural gas containers.
USA
Man gets 25 years for hitting, killing man in work zone (MT): A Montana man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing a state highway worker while driving through a construction zone after huffing compressed air.
Breaking Down Every Drug I Ever Did - Steve-O: It's fairly common knowledge that I did a lot of drugs, but nothing can prepare you for how messed up the truth of my drug history truly is. Strap on your seatbelts, because this is seriously messed up... [Nitrous oxide discussed at 9:39]
Demi Moore reveals near-death experience from combining drugs: Moore was partying ... when she “did what other people were doing: sucked in a hit of nitrous oxide, and when the joint reached [her] … took a puff of synthetic pot (it was called Diablo, fittingly),” she writes in her book, “Inside Out.”
Aaron Carter Cancels Tour to Get "Some Peace" After Sharing Mental Health Diagnosis: "I was huffing because I was really f--king stupid," he said. "I was huffing because I'm a drug addict. I'm a drug addict. I am a drug addict in recovery."
What we know so far about the US vaping illness outbreak: U.S. health officials are investigating what might be causing hundreds of serious breathing illnesses in people who use e-cigarettes and other vaping devices. They have identified about 450 possible cases in 33 states, including six deaths.
Company reminding citizens of "huffing" dangers: CEO John Scherer says canned air dusters need to be better controlled.
Accused laughing gas huffer pleads guilty (MN): [He] was accused of entering the business at night in order to huff laughing gas.
CANADA
Tootoo gives back during SAAFE Walk: The 21st annual walk raises awareness of solvent abuse, and featured a guest appearance from former NHLer Jordin Tootoo.
CANADA
Tootoo gives back during SAAFE Walk: The 21st annual walk raises awareness of solvent abuse, and featured a guest appearance from former NHLer Jordin Tootoo.
PHILIPPINES
Manila Mayor Isko to ban sale of addictive solvents: Manila Mayor Isko Moreno said he will soon ban the sale of addictive solvents in the nation’s capital to help address the addiction of minors who sniff toluene-laden contact cement as a cheap alternative to get high and alleviate their hunger.
De Lima wants Senate probe into alarming rise in number of street children: ... “A recent operation of the City of Manila to implement a curfew policy among minors revealed that many street children were doing solvent abuse. This shows one of the prevailing problems of street children and lack of effectivity of the government’s intervention,” De Lima said.
VIETNAM
Hundreds found using drugs in bar, karaoke parlor raids: ... Local authorities also confiscated bags of drugs that were being used, apart from four cylinders of nitrous oxide (N2O) and balloons containing laughing gas.
INDIA
Drug addiction among youth on the rise: Besides easy access to liquor, ganja (marijuana), some over the counter (OTC) drugs which are easily available at medical halls are increasing the incidence of solvent abuse among adolescent boys and teenagers to new high in areas of Hassan Nagar, Indra Nagar and Sulaiman Nagar under Rajendranagar constituency.
KENYA
Nairobi’s former street children take advantage of ‘misery tourism’ boom to share moving life stories: Many of the boys carry plastic bottles as they work, occasionally lifting them to their faces and inhaling deeply. “Sniffing glue helps to hide the smell of the sewage,” Kissmart, 26, tells me with a shrug. “It also takes their minds off hunger pains and what they have to do to stay alive.”
AUSTRALIA
Chroming killed Rosie's cousin. Now she's speaking out about her addiction in the hope of deterring others: At 12 years of age, Rosie* started inhaling volatile substances with her friends in public locations around Brisbane.
Chroming resurgence hits Queensland: So what is it and why do kids do it? The practice has caused a spate of deaths across the country and a rise in Queensland cases prompted a two-week long community awareness project from the Queensland Police Service.
Rexona maker Unilever acknowledges five deaths linked to misuse of product: The makers of Rexona, the deodorant identified by retailers and police as the product most abused by Queensland children, says it is aware five deaths across two states have been linked to the misuse of its products.
Deb Frecklington says deaths linked to Rexona 'simply tragic', calls for chroming strategy: Queensland Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington has weighed in on the chroming crisis, calling on the State Government to develop a specific strategy to combat the use of volatile substances as inhalants, commonly known as chroming.
Chroming will 'dissolve the brain like melting plastic', experts warn amid resurgence: Health professionals are warning of the irreversible impacts volatile substances have on the human body after witnessing a rise in the number of cases of "young kids" inhaling the substances — a practice commonly known as chroming.
NEW ZEALAND
Filthy, unclad kids on the street as glue-sniffing carer wanders off: A woman in charge of six children aged under 10 got so wasted on sniffing glue, that she couldn't feed or care for them, and then just walked out of the house.
