Laughing gas abuse leading to spinal cord damage

Laughing gas abuse leading to spinal cord damage

There has been an "alarming" spike in the number of young people in Ireland ending up with spinal cord damage and lasting injuries from inhaling nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, a study has found.

Nitrous oxide use has led to ‘alarming’ rise in spinal cord damage, Irish hospital finds

Laughing gas use has ‘potential for permanent, damaging effects’, says RCSI professor

Experts warn of rise in spinal cord damage from laughing gas

Nitrous oxide is often inhaled from balloons and abused by children and young people

Expert warns of ‘alarming’ rise in spinal cord damage from laughing gas abuse

A study published in the American Journal of Neuroradiology was led by a consultant neuroradiologist at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, Seamus Looby.

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New research also finds spike in spinal cord damage among Irish teens linked to nitrous oxide use The post Almost four-fold increase in patients treated for addictive use of inhalants appeared first on Irish Medical Times.