Solvent & Gas use headlines December 2021

UK

Peterhead mum who dies after polic chase had inhaled butane, fatal accident inquiry told A young mum who died from a heart attack after a police car chase in Aberdeenshire had inhaled butane gas earlier in the day, an inquiry has been told.

Taxi driver caught with 'balloon for loons' business cards A taxi driver who lost his job because of the pandemic set up a business selling nitrous oxide canisters.

Millwall loanee appears to inhale ‘hippie crack’ while at the wheel of a car The Sun have obtained footage of Millwall loanee Tyler Burey appearing to inhale nitrous oxide while driving.

Woking council adopts new powers to help tackle antisocial behaviour in the town centre The PSPO places specific restrictions on the consumption of alcohol and psychoactive substances, such as nitrous oxide, within Woking town centre, if asked by an authorised officer to stop.

Netherlands

Laughing gas implicated in growing number of fatal accidents More than 60 people have died in road accidents in the last three years where laughing gas is thought to have been involved, according to figures obtained by NOS.

Three women found severely hurt in car wreck near Twello Cyclists discovered three seriously injured women in a car wreck just outside Twello early Saturday morning.

Ireland

Almost 60,000 nitrous oxide canisters worth more than 1.9m seized.  Nitrous oxide canisters worth more than €1.9m have been seized at premises in Meath and Dublin.

Solvent & gas use headlines November 2021

 UK

'Laughing gas' canisters to be seized in crackdown

Dangerous ‘laughing gas’ canisters will be seized from young people under a new crackdown – but bakers who use the gas have been assured they will not be raided.

Day of action to tackle ASB linked to nitrous oxide Extra patrols across Tower Hamlets took place yesterday evening (Thursday 18 November) in a bid to educate and enforce a Public Spaces Protection Order, which prohibits antisocial behaviour associated with nitrous oxide use. 

USA

Norfolk driver arrested for huffing aerosol twice in two days A 30-year-old man was arrested twice in two days for allegedly huffing aerosol in a car.

Vehicular Homicide, Manslaughter Charges Filed In Crash A Bradenton man accused of huffing compressed air was charged with vehicular homicide, manslaughter months after a June crash, police said.

India

Bathinda: 14-year-old sniffs ‘glue’ to get high, dies A 14-year-old boy died after inhaling a “solution”, used to repair tyres, in Bathinda on Saturday. Identified as Vikas, his body was recovered from the autorickshaw stand of the railway station.