Mass inhalation of laughing gas at Parliament, London
- 9 years ago
Protesters inhaled laughing gas outside Parliament, London, to show their opposition to a proposed law on psychoactive substances.
The mass inhalation of nitrous oxide was to protest against the Government's plans to crack down on legal highs.
Professor David Nutt, former drugs tsar and professor of neuropsychopharmacology, said: "It's probably one of the safest recreational substances there has ever been.
"It's been used for over 200 years, largely as an analgesic, a pain killer. It's been used by writers like Coleridge and philosophers like James to get insights into the brain and now it's being used by young people as an alternative to alcohol on the grounds that it's a lot safer than alcohol and a lot shorter acting.
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The mass inhalation of nitrous oxide was to protest against the Government's plans to crack down on legal highs.
Professor David Nutt, former drugs tsar and professor of neuropsychopharmacology, said: "It's probably one of the safest recreational substances there has ever been.
"It's been used for over 200 years, largely as an analgesic, a pain killer. It's been used by writers like Coleridge and philosophers like James to get insights into the brain and now it's being used by young people as an alternative to alcohol on the grounds that it's a lot safer than alcohol and a lot shorter acting.
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