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An Ode to Laughing Gas, A Very Weird Drug
With the U.K. government banning the possession of nitrous oxide, we asked people for their strangest memories.
Laughing Gas Is Being Banned In the Netherlands As Reports of Extreme Use Grow
The clampdown on nitrous oxide sales comes after links with car accidents and reports of extreme bingeing including one man who used eight 2,000g tanks in one day.
Why Those Giant Laughing Gas Canisters Are Suddenly Everywhere
Seen them littering your street? Done a balloon off them? Here's what you need to know about these supersize nitrous oxide cylinders.
Why Is the UK Still Obsessed with Laughing Gas?
It’s a relatively safe drug and popular among young people – but there are growing calls for a clampdown.
WATCH: How to Use NOS as Safely as Possible
A handy guide from your friends at The Loop, as part of our joint harm reduction campaign.
We Asked People On Different Drugs for the Meaning of Life
"There’s never enough water, no matter how many times you go. And remember, nobody ever wants to be a dick."
Inside the Criminal Trend of Stealing Laughing Gas from Hospitals
Steal NOS and sell it in balloons at a rave, and you've made $800 of pure profit, so it's no wonder thefts are on the rise.
All the Best Stuff You Missed This Week
You're busy, so we've collected our favourite things from across the VICE network over the last seven days and put them all in one place.
The Psychoactive Substances Act Is Mostly Helping London Police Arrest NOS Sellers
Data obtained by VICE under the Freedom of Information Act revealed that 71 percent of arrests since the bill came in were for nitrous oxide offences.
2016 Was the Year the Tabloids Won the War on Drugs
A new bill banning any and all "psychoactive substances" was the direct result of a moral panic started by the red tops.