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.