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Warning: Many more alarms about laughing gas

» Updated: 16 July 2024, 16:56

» Published: 11 June 2024

Warning: Many more alarms about laughing gas
Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT

The number of calls to the Poison Information Centre about laughing gas has almost doubled compared to last year.

This is about 427 calls so far this year, compared to 243 during the same period last year.

"It can be dangerous from the very first time you try it, and the more you use it, the greater the risk of nerve damage. Nerve damage can make it difficult for you to walk and stand – or make you wet yourself", says Jenny Bång Arhammar, Acting Head of Operations at the Poison Information Centre, in a press release.

Mainly, it's about young adults using laughing gas to get intoxicated. In addition to nerve damage, there is a risk of fainting, frostbite, blood clots, and mental health problems.

Over 80 per cent of the calls that come from healthcare services concern people between 15 and 29 years old, with an equal number of women and men.

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