'Experimental' 13-year-old boy died after inhaling aerosol which he claimed smelt like his mother: [He] had been warned about aerosol misuse by his mother, after she noticed that deodorant tins were going missing around the house.
Grandfather found dead near Sainsbury's, Maidstone 'wasn't himself' after prison release: An inquest today heard [he] had been released from HMP Elmley a month before his death and had been referred to the Change Grow Live rehabilitation charity to address his addiction to lighter gas butane.
Police warning about butane gas after Dorset man is jailed for murdering his father while under the influence: Police have called on people who abuse butane to seek help following the murder of a pensioner in Dorset by his son, who was under the influence of butane gas at the time.
Butane gas addict who attacked vulnerable man is banned from Accrington: [She] also 'tried to bite people' at Preston Bus Station and spat in the direction of a police officer
Women addicted to inhaling gas attacked police during ‘Farmer’s Bash’ concert: A woman addicted to inhaling gas has been given a suspended jail term for attacking police dealing with a disturbance during the ‘Farmer’s Bash’ outdoor concert in Portrush.
Man jailed for attack on girlfriend in Lymington: [His barrister] said [he] also had a history of alcohol and substance misuse, beginning aged 10 with solvent abuse and later hard drugs.
3 people run off after crash in Scraptoft damages cars, walls and telegraph pole: Residents said they saw nitrous oxide canisters in both of the crashed cars, which have been removed from the scene.
Oswestry hospital raiders steal laughing gas: Thieves have made off with bottles of nitrous oxide, otherwise known as laughing gas, after targeting Oswestry's orthopaedic hospital.
London Marathon: Police to target hippy crack yobs after mounted Pc crushed: Police are to launch a crackdown on drug and alcohol-fuelled anti-social behaviour along the London Marathon route after serious disorder during this year’s race saw a mounted officer crushed beneath his horse.
Warnings over 'dangerous and addictive' craze of laughing gas: Small silver canisters littered on streets, near parks and across communities have become a common sight in Wales.
Witnesses claim ‘hundreds’ of children were taking nitrous oxide: Stunned residents have spoken of their shock after watching “hundreds” of school children getting high on gas at a fun fair.
Warning issued over dangerous laughing gas canisters found in Notts parks: Council officers have launched a campaign after thousands of canisters of nitrous oxide – known as ‘laughing gas’ - have been found littered across public parks.
Warning issued over dangerous laughing gas canisters found in parks used by families: It can also lead to hallucinations and breathing difficulties in some people, while for others it can bring on a sudden and immediate headache
BBC Satirizing Science - The Art of Innovation: Ian Blatchford and Tilly Blyth on weird goings-on at The Royal Institution with hallucinatory gas and the impact of Gillray's Scientific Researches in a new age of chemistry.
IRELAND
Boy who inhales solvents almost daily 'in danger of cardiac arrest': The Child and Family Agency have secured an emergency High Court order allowing it to place a 13-year-old boy, whose life is at risk from inhaling solvents, in secure care.
USA
Montgomery man gets 20 years for killing ALDOT worker while high on aerosol propellant (AL): A man who killed an Alabama Department of Transportation employee in a 2017 wreck was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to assault and reckless manslaughter.
Mom of alleged hazing victim applauds Ohio University's decision to suspend frats: [Her son], a freshman at the college, died by asphyxiation from ingesting nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas. His family believes it was part of a forced hazing ritual.
Morristown Man Arrested For Huffing 4 Times In 3 Weeks (NJ): Police arrested the same man four times on three different days for allegedly "huffing" from an aerosol can, police said.
What Is Aaron Carter Doing Now? ... Carter admitted that his sister Leslie had got him hooked on huffing before her tragic death and that it’s something he did for years thereafter. It got so bad that he said he now has to take fish oil and gabapentin “to repair the serotonin receptors in [his] brain.”
PHILIPPINES
Cebu City mayor praises police for rescue of rugby kids: Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella (right) praises city police chief, Col. Gemma Vinluan, for her efforts in clearing the uptown area of rugby-sniffing children.
24 street children complete PDEA’s Solvent Reformation Program: Twenty-four street children completed a reformation process under Project Sagip Batang Solvent (PSBS) program of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
AUSTRALIA
Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles calls for immediate action on chroming: As the trend of inhalant abuse continues to grow throughout the state, the Queensland Health Minister has called on the Chief Health Officer to convene a roundtable of industry retailers, community-based services and clinicians to discuss the ongoing issue.
Minister says chroming roundtable needed despite no rise in numbers: Queensland’s health minister insists there is a need for a roundtable to deal with the issue of chroming, despite no major uptick in the number of reported cases.
Company behind Rexona to hold crisis meeting about chroming: Businesses across the North are going to extreme lengths to crack down on deodorant thefts.
10-year-olds among the 100 Queenslanders a year hospitalised for chroming: Manufacturers and retailers of deodorant and paint are being asked to take drastic action top stop chroming as new data revealed 100 Queenslanders a year – some as young as 10 – are being admitted to hospital.
Authorities Scramble To Stop Teens Inhaling Chemicals In Deadly 'Chroming' Fad: Consumer goods giant Unilever says it's on board with steps from the Queensland government to prevent children and teens from 'chroming'.
Mount Isa singled out for chroming concerns: The company in control of deodorant brand Rexona will soon hold a crisis meeting to address the soaring rates of chroming.
Deadly 'chroming' epidemic is sending hundreds of children to hospital as they become addicted to inhaling deodorant and paint: Almost one hundred Queensland children, many of them aged below 15, were admitted to hospital as a result of 'huffing' aerosols in the past year according to Health Minister Steven Miles.
