But now nitrous oxide – sometimes called 'laughing gas', 'hippy crack' or 'nos' – is quickly going out of fashion. Usage rates have halved in the wake of the pandemic, official figures suggest.
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Yet another death linked to laughing gas – this time, the tragic case of Ellen Mercer, 24, who inhaled two to three “big bottles” of nitrous oxide gas each day – demonstrates our failed ...
A STUDENT who died from inhaling nitrous oxide got through more than 200 canisters a day, an inquest heard. Ellen Mercer, 24, began suffering leg and back pain and was left unable to walk or go to ...
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We discovered the callous trade after an inquest heard how Ellen Mercer, 24, perished following nitrous oxide binges. Student Ellen had abused 600g bottles, equivalent to 75 of the usual 8g ...
A student who died after becoming a habitual nitrous oxide user went through more than 200 canisters a day, an inquest heard. Ellen Mercer's death was related to “long-term complications of ...
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A business student died from inhaling 'hippy crack' nitrous oxide after ordering huge bottles of the drug up to three times a day, her inquest has heard. Business student Ellen Mercer, 24 ...
Nitrous oxide abuse contributed to a student's death, a coroner concluded. Ellen Mercer, 24, died in hospital in February 2023, two weeks after she was left bedbound by burning her legs with a ...
According to the probable cause affidavit, Petz was driving while under the influence of nitrous oxide. “As the Defendant was inhaling nitrous oxide, she became unconscious and lost control of ...
Nitrous oxide abuse contributed to a student's death, a coroner concluded. Ellen Mercer, 24, died in hospital in February 2023, two weeks after she was left bedbound by burning her legs with a ...