Laughing gas was made illegal to sell for human consumption, along with other so-called legal highs, in 2016, when the Psychoactive Substances Act was brought in.
During a search of the first kiosk 19 metal cylinders, 213 unused ampoules of
laughing gas and 145 balloons were found.
The use of
laughing gas is not only a problem in terms of the health risks - it is also a problem in terms of littering.
Police have growing concerns about the wider use of
laughing gas particularly in the Southside area of the city centre.
A 16-year-old boy was handed canisters of Nitrous Oxide - known as
laughing gas or nos - by a delivery man, no questions asked, after ordering them using his own details on Amazon, a BBC investigation revealed.
Laughing gas, also called nitrous oxide, has several legitimate uses such as in whipped cream machines but are sometimes taken by young people to get 'high' even though it can result in death.
Now the 43-yearold, who once appeared on a BBC documentary about
laughing gas and has been working as an Uber driver, has been given a suspended prison sentence at Newcastle Crown Court for drugs supply charges.
Now the 43-year-old, who once appeared on a BBC documentary about
laughing gas and has been working as an Uber driver, has been given a suspended prison sentence at Newcastle Crown Court for drugs supply charges.
He gave her [pounds sterling]40 of the
laughing gas and the student later said it was not the first time he had given her the drugs.
Jackie Grant Empty canisters of
laughing gas were found in a children's play park.
It followed a spate of thefts of nitrous oxide - also known as
laughing gas or hippy crack - from medical sites in the area.
11) for rear-ending another driver as she inhaled
laughing gas, reported Apple Daily.