VIDEO. When laughing gas no longer makes you laugh

Small over-the-counter canisters supposed to cause giggles. Nitrous oxide wreaks havoc on young people. A seemingly innocuous practice that can become a difficult drug to master.

Young paralysis patients

In hospitals, neurology departments are admitting more and more young intoxicated patients during festive evenings. Victims of paralysis, it sometimes takes them several months to regain their mobility and autonomy. So why is this gas so successful? Can legislation change to stem the phenomenon?

A report by Clement Le Goff, Guillaume Beaufils, Giona Messina, Julien Cordier broadcast in “Special Envoy” on December 2, 2021.

Health warnings:

Alert on the misuse of nitrous oxide (October 2021)

Warning from addictovigilance centers

ANSES report (November 2021) on cases reported to poison control centers

Scientific publications on neurological consequences:

Nature Public Health Emergency (July 2021)

The medical training press (September 2021)

ScienceDirect (January 2021)

Association Yohan : https://fr-fr.facebook.com/pages/category/Media/Association-Yohan-323193971604500/

drug info service website

History of nitrous oxide

Consequences for waste treatment centers:

Protoxyde : les cartouches de gaz qui ne font par rire les collectivités

Le Figaro

The Parisian

Legislation:

Law of June 2021 which notably prohibits the sale of nitrous oxide to minors

https://www.senat.fr/espace_presse/actualites/201911/usages_dangereux_du_protoxyde_dazote.html

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