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Whippits: U.K. To Ban Nitrous Oxide, Against Independent Advice

Por: Forbes Tech March 29, 2023

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Discarded nitrous oxide canisters and balloonsgetty The U.K. government will ban nitrous oxide, against the advice of its own independent drug advisory panel. Ministers consider the gas, commonly referred to as nos, laughing gas or — in canister form — whippits, a social nuisance with harmful health effects. The news comes despite the fact that last month, the country’s Independent Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs concluded that the... + full article



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