Solvent & Gas Use Headlines - February 2022

The Office for National Statistics has updated the VSA mortality report.

Deaths related to volatile substances, helium and nitrogen in England and Wales: 2001 to 2020 registrations Between 2001 and 2020, there were 716 deaths related to volatile substances registered in England and Wales, with an average of 36 deaths each year.

 UK

Scots cop cleared of using excessive force on teen mum who died after car chase arrest A Fatal Accident Inquiry has ruled that Shania Collins, 19, may not have died if she had not inhaled Butane gas while she was a passenger in a car being pursued by police on December 22, 2020.

Driver and passenger caught inhaling nitrous oxide in car in Wisbech The Wisbech Neighbourhood Policing Team said they stopped a vehicle after a report that the driver and their passenger were inhaling nitrous oxide in the vehicle.

Belgium

No laughing matter: sale of nitrous oxide banned to minors The sale of nitrous oxide to minors is officially banned as of this week in Belgium, with police warning that its illicit distribution and use as a party drug will be prosecuted.