Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Gas and Solvent Use headlines January to March 2025

 UK

Crash driver took laughing gas before woman killed
Mohammed Irshad, 36, of no fixed address, had inhaled the substance – also known as laughing gas – before he drove his Mercedes into a Nissan on the opposite carriageway of St Helen's Road, Bolton, in 22 June 2024, Greater Manchester Police said.

Speeding driver inhaled laughing gas before killing 'loving gran' crossing road
Washe Manyatelo was driving a Mercedes at excessive speed when he struck Annette Dixon, 70, after she got off a bus.

USA

Florida woman’s family files lawsuit seeking to halt sales of Galaxy Gas and other nitrous oxide after her death
Filed Thursday in state court in Orange County, Florida, by the family of a woman who died after what relatives said was a yearslong addiction to the gas canisters, the lawsuit accuses manufacturers and smoke shops of exploiting a legal loophole that allows them to sell nitrous oxide canisters if they are marketed as a culinary tool rather than an inhalant.

Nitrous oxide tanks found beside late My Chemical Romance drummer Bob Bryar
Bob Bryar, former drummer for My Chemical Romance, had tanks of nitrous oxide next to him when he was found dead, according to reports.

Morocco

Teenage girl's death in Casablanca sparks concern over 'laughing gas' abuse
Casablanca is reeling from the recent death of a teenage girl linked to the consumption of nitrous oxide, commonly known as “laughing gas.” The incident has ignited widespread concern among citizens and civil society activists, who warn of the growing use of this substance among young people.

Brazil

Chroming: Girl, 11, dies after inhaling deodorant while trying dangerous TikTok challenge in Brazil
Brenda Sophia Melo de Santana died after inhaling an aerosol deodorant in Bom Jardim, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco on Sunday, March 9.