Since 2022, 33 young people have been taken into care under the LVU, the Act on Care of Young People – where abuse of laughing gas is included as a reason for taking into care. Some of them have been as young as twelve years old.
So far this year, it concerns 13 people, according to Kaliber.
Laughing gas is currently legal to sell and buy, and there is no age limit. But the government is preparing a legislative proposal that would make it illegal to sell laughing gas in larger quantities to private individuals and for intoxication purposes – people under 18 years old would not be allowed to buy laughing gas at all.
The law can come into force at the earliest on January 1, 2026, according to the investigation.
Inhaling laughing gas can lead to frostbite, nerve damage, and psychological problems.
