"Many of us feel that the legislation should be targeted at the sellers." As the government prepares to criminialise the possession of laughing gas, Professor Alastair Noyce from Queen Mary University of London warns that charging users 'could lead to people coming to hospital later'.

Nitrous oxide or ‘laughing gas’ is the second most commonly used recreation al drug among 16- to 24-year-olds in the UK. Its use can cause nerve damage. Our staff & students are carrying out research to find out more about its impact & how to prevent harm qmul.ac.uk/media/news/202…

And you can read the original research here! jnnp.bmj.com/content/early/…

8% of 16- to 24-year-olds reported using laughing gas N2O 90% persisting symptoms after 28 days for those who attended hospital From our sister journal Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

🔊 In case you missed all the buzz 🐝 around this paper, we recently published a study on nitrous oxide harms. Asian males appear to be disproportionately affected. Read more: bit.ly/3qicAAw @devanmair Alvar Paris Safiya Zaloum Katy Dodd Christina Englezou Alastair Noyce

Always read the study behind the story. This research we published last night has been picked up by several news outlets. The reporting has been good quality overall, but you can also read the original paper for free following this link 👇👇

Are you aware of the harms from laughing gas use? It's easily accessible, widely used by young adults and teens, and it can cause a range of preventable harm. Read more 👇

In case you missed it, we published a massive and important case review on N20-myeloneuropathy. Laughing gas use causes B12 deficiency which can lead to a range of serious preventable harm in patients, usually presenting some time after N20-use. Do you ask your patients about it?

We are proud to be official delivery partners for Tower Hamlets Council Know The Risk Programme. Many thanks to our partners Queen Mary University of London and Lutfur Rahman If you’d like to have this workshop delivered in your setting please contact [email protected]

Good to formally launch a pioneering campaign to tackle the dangers of nitrous oxide at the Town Hall today. I hope our programme - co-produced with Queen Mary University of London, Barts Health, and Osmani Trust - can educate young people on the detrimental effects this drug can have.

Today we had a launch event for our joint project between Tower Hamlets Council and Queen Mary University of London on preventing neurological and societal harm from nitrous oxide misuse. Thank you to Osmani Trust Barts Health Tower Hamlets Police Lutfur Rahman Alastair Noyce and many more!

Very grateful to have been invited to speak at the Association of Anaesthetists Annual Congress in Edinburgh #AC2023 on recreational misuse of nitrous oxide earlier this month Legislation focusing on manufacturers of laughing gas is essential to reduce harms to young people

Very grateful to UKPHSci to have the chance to raise awareness of the neurological risks of nitrous oxide and showcase the workshops we’ve been providing. A clear national education strategy is needed for this preventable harm. N₂O: Know the Risks thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Last week, the first nitrous oxide training session was delivered to Tower Hamlets Enforcement Officers by Devan Mair and Arifur Rahman. The training, a partnership with the council a d Queen Mary University, tackles the increasing and dangerous use of NOX in Tower Hamlets.

Ahead of #NewYear2024 if you or people you know use #nitrousoxide (aka #Smartwhip #Fastgas), please know the risks of nerve damage. Symptoms: numbness, loss of balance, weakness, urinary issues. Despite law changes, cases of nerve damage are still being seen. Keep safe!

Shivani 🌱 1Big Sho ☔️ Yeah bad idea! Inhaling direct from cylinders/canisters can collapse the lung... not to mention how cold the compressed gas is as it comes out! Some people have inhaled with cylinders between the thighs and got cold burns as a result!

While nerve damage is increasingly being seen from nitrous oxide, newer associations with blood clots in the lungs and legs have been described. Much remains poorly understood about N2O and its effects; but awareness amongst our young people is key. neurologyopen.bmj.com/content/6/1/e0…

Congrats to our former MSc QM Neuroscience students who graduated today(Melisa Aria Cetin, Rajan Chand, Devan Mair , Scarlett Molyneux, Safiya Zaloum). Enjoy Barts and The London, Queen Mary Rites of Passage

Evaluation of an ambulatory care pathway for patients with nitrous oxide-induced myeloneuropathy bit.ly/4dkLOdY

Thankful to work with Heba Madi, Filip Eftimov, Michael Lunn and Stephen Keddie on this Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry review of emerging treatments in CIDP jnnp.bmj.com/content/early/…