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Hospital admissions linked to laughing gas up fourfold over four years

Hospital admissions linked to laughing gas up fourfold over four years

Sat, 25 Apr, 2026

The report found that the mean age of those admitted was 19.68 years and 71.4 per cent were male with 28.6 per cent female.

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

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

Fri, 23 Jan, 2026

A study published in the American Journal of Neuroradiology was led by a consultant neuroradiologist at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, Seamus Looby.