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

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

An Irish medical expert has warned of a sharp and “alarming” increase in young people suffering spinal cord damageafter abusing nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas. The warning follows a new study published in the American Journal of Neuroradiology. The research was led by Seamus Looby, a consultant neuroradiologist at Beaumont Hospital. Nitrous oxide … Read more