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Far beyond just weight loss, SparkPeople helps everyone learn to eat better and exercise regularly-for life. Their weight loss program teaches people to stopĭieting and transition to a permanent, healthy lifestyle. They offer nutrition, health, and fitness tools, support, and resources that are 100% free, while other sites like Weight Watchers and charge their members for similar services. The 2016 Psychoactive Substances Act criminalised the sale of nitrous oxide for its psychoactive effects, however it is not a crime to be caught in possession of the drug.At SparkPeople, their mission is to SPARK millions of PEOPLE to reach their goals and lead healthier lives. “From case study evidence, it’s more likely problems are associated with prolonged use, but also use within short periods, so high levels of use within a single use episode.” You could potentially consume that within a weekend if you really wanted to. “The really large canisters are the equivalent of 80 to 250.
His main concern is for users who “are perhaps at higher risk of consuming higher amounts of nitrous oxide”, which can be done more easily with large canisters. Harry Sumnall, professor of substance use at Liverpool John Moores University, said the rise in popularity in large canisters could be because they provide better value for money. So we want to set up a prospective study in a few centres to look at the long term side effects.”ĭoctors and substance abuse experts say the use of large canisters is so far anecdotal but they are concerned. We certainly know that some people don’t recover, or don’t recover fully, but we lack robust data of how many might need long term treatment and if they get it.
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“Most people tend to recover in the short term, but they then disappear from our clinics and we don’t know if they make a full recovery or not. Patients are usually treated by neurologists who give them B12 injections.ĭr Evangelou said he and his colleagues lacked data on the long term effects of nitrous oxide. The neurological damage from taking the drug is serious, with symptoms ranging from tingling and numbness in the arms and legs to difficulty with walking, falling unconscious, bladder and bowel problems and erectile dysfunction. Inhaling nitrous oxide leads to a vitamin B12 deficiency and anaemia. I used to do six large Smartwhip bottles in one sitting.”
I’ve actually seen people pass out from that. But with Smartwhips you can do ‘doubles’ or ‘trebles’ without realising.
“With a canister you know how much you get, it’s capped. “I realised I had a problem when they came around,” he said in an interview with the N2O: Know the Risks campaign from Queen Mary University, later shared with i. Large canisters are “more dangerous”, according to 33-year-old Liam, who was previously addicted to nitrous oxide. Small silver canisters are often seen on streets after parties and events. It can make users, who inhale it after transferring the drug from a canister into a balloon, immediately feel relaxed or giggly but only for a couple of minutes. “Most of the people that are now attending, particularly with severe symptoms, are using those large canisters,” he said.Īlso known as “laughing gas”, nitrous oxide is the second most-used drug by 16-24-year-olds in England and Wales after cannabis.
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