Question: We had a police officer visit our centre to talk to young people about the dangers of laughing gas. They did not seem to take this warning seriously and have been buying it locally. What can I do to deter them?
Tracie Trimmer-Platman: We know young people often don't take too kindly to hearing what they should and should not do from authority figures so a police officer may not be the best person to deliver drugs education.
Nitrous oxide - also known as laughing gas - is easy to get hold of. Like everything people use to get "high" it comes with a down side and can have terrible effects on health from making users tired and moody to long-term nerve damage.
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