{"id":79769,"date":"2023-12-16T16:20:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T16:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=79769"},"modified":"2023-12-18T12:00:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T12:00:43","slug":"nearly-7000-large-nitrous-oxide-canisters-collected-by-cardiff-volunteer-groups-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/12\/16\/nearly-7000-large-nitrous-oxide-canisters-collected-by-cardiff-volunteer-groups-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Nitrous Oxide: Nearly 7,000 large canisters collected by Cardiff volunteers this year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">They\u2019ve been seeing far more of the large blue bottles, which are 75 times bigger than the regular size&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>VOLUNTEERS from Cardiff Rivers Group have collected about 7,000 large nitrous oxide canisters in the last year \u4e00 just over four tonnes of laughing gas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Possession of nitrous oxide, also known as NOS, was made illegal in November as a government response to anti-social behaviour and fears for the health of those who inhale it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt started off being unusual, the big nitrous oxide canisters, and now it\u2019s commonplace, it has gone from the little silver bullets, that we used to find thousands of, which we\u2019ve [now] had very few of,\u201d said Dave King MBE, founder of environmental clean-up group, Cardiff Rivers Group.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smartwhip and Creme Deluxe are the most common brands of NOS canister and both hold 615 grams of the gas \u2014 75 times the amount in the regular eight-gram size.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Big-NOS-1-1024x723.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Big-NOS-1-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Big-NOS-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Big-NOS-1-770x544.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Big-NOS-1-1536x1085.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Big-NOS-1-2048x1447.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Big-NOS-1-293x207.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Big-NOS-1-1400x989.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Big-NOS-1-1024x723.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Big-NOS-1-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Big-NOS-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Big-NOS-1-770x544.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Big-NOS-1-1536x1085.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Big-NOS-1-2048x1447.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Big-NOS-1-293x207.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Big-NOS-1-1400x989.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Large NOS canisters from the November Keep Grangetown Tidy litter-pick. <\/strong>Credit: Katherine Gray.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re finding them in car parks, business parks, out of the way areas, people driving there and using it, so it&#8217;s that 18 to 30-year-old and how you target them to actually do something different, I don\u2019t know,\u201d said Mr King.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of these canisters have been found in Cardiff, with some being brought over from Newport.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Her whole body literally just flopped to the floor, I can\u2019t really remember how long she was out for, maybe five to 10 seconds.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<cite>&#8211; Lucy Wright, on her experience with NOS<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The canisters are either collected by Cardiff Rivers Group or given by other volunteers. The group then ensures that they are empty, before giving them to European Metal Recycling, which pays to use them as scrap metal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"755\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Cannisters-collected-from-St-Mellons-1-1024x755.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Cannisters-collected-from-St-Mellons-1-1024x755.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Cannisters-collected-from-St-Mellons-1-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Cannisters-collected-from-St-Mellons-1-770x568.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Cannisters-collected-from-St-Mellons-1-293x216.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Cannisters-collected-from-St-Mellons-1-1400x1033.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Cannisters-collected-from-St-Mellons-1.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"755\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Cannisters-collected-from-St-Mellons-1-1024x755.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Cannisters-collected-from-St-Mellons-1-1024x755.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Cannisters-collected-from-St-Mellons-1-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Cannisters-collected-from-St-Mellons-1-770x568.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Cannisters-collected-from-St-Mellons-1-293x216.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Cannisters-collected-from-St-Mellons-1-1400x1033.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Cannisters-collected-from-St-Mellons-1.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Canisters collected by Cardiff Rivers Group from St Mellons in November. <\/strong>Credit: Cardiff Rivers Group.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NOS is commonly used in the party and festival scene and is most popular with 16 to 24-year-olds.&nbsp;Its main legitimate uses are for pain relief and in the catering industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lucy Wright, 25, not her real name, was using NOS at a friend\u2019s house party when she was 14.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI did a double balloon [two of the eight-gram canisters at once] which just makes you spin out and you can\u2019t really talk.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut [my friend] did three and her whole body literally just flopped to the floor, I can\u2019t really remember how long she was out for, maybe like five to 10 seconds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt also literally makes your lips go blue which says something in itself,\u201d she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As it\u2019s now a Class C substance, people possessing NOS for fun could face a prison sentence of up to two years and an unlimited fine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The majority of the people who we support, who are in more of a chronic state, it\u2019s often related to those large canisters.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<cite>&#8211; Daniel Gibbons, training officer at Re-Solv<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniel Gibbons, who is a training officer for Re-Solv, a charity which works to educate people about the risks of inhaling NOS and of using other dangerous substances, told <em>The Cardiffian<\/em>: \u201cThe majority of the people who we support, who are in more of a chronic state, it\u2019s often related to those large canisters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like measuring a shot of vodka out and making a vodka and Coke for one to two units, or free pouring [until] you think you\u2019ve had enough.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Small-NOS-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Small-NOS-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Small-NOS-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Small-NOS-2-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Small-NOS-2-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Small-NOS-2-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Small-NOS-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Small-NOS-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Small-NOS-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Small-NOS-2-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Small-NOS-2-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/Small-NOS-2-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>The regular eight-gram NOS canisters. <\/strong>Credit: ProMo Cymru<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The larger NOS canisters are now becoming the most popular way to use laughing gas illegally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs far as we\u2019re aware the whipped cream siphons you get in a coffee shop are typically created to take the small canisters. The large canisters, I can\u2019t say categorically, I\u2019ve got no evidence to back that up, but I don\u2019t think they have a purpose other than recreational use,\u201d said Mr Gibbons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NOS canisters also pose a health and safety risk, as they can\u2019t be put in normal household bins. Last year, a nitrous oxide canister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk\/news\/20873444.laughing-gas-smartwhip-cannister-exploded-bin-lorry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exploded in a bin lorry<\/a> in the Bradford area, which the council said, \u201ccould have had serious consequences for the crew and vehicle&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On its website Rainbow Commerce, which manufactures both Smartwhip and Creme Deluxe said: \u201cYou can easily connect the Smartwhip set to any cream dispenser on the market and have full pressure and portion control.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are the health risks?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The health effects of using nitrous oxide can be serious, especially when it is used in large quantities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople take a balloon, they feel lightheaded, they feel dizzy, they have the potential to fall over and hurt themselves, people do things they wouldn\u2019t normally do because it reduces inhibitions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBeyond that you might start to get people use it in large quantities, repetitiously and they might start to experience neuropathy, so down the line you might start to get an interference in your central nervous system which is problematic,\u201d said Mr Gibbons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The more serious damage NOS mis-use can cause involve mobility issues, temporary paralysis, and urinary incontinence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Mr Gibbons believes that it is important to be realistic about the dangers of using NOS.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSome people might use sporadically or on one occasion and have no side effects really to speak of and have a healthy life, other people might use excessively, and they could run into problems and really the emphasis there is looking for those signs,\u201d he told <em>The Cardiffian<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The signs of nerve damage can include itchiness, numbness, tingling or 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the Covid-19 lockdowns.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYoung people might not be interested in smoking or taking a tablet or sniffing a line because that seems quite hardcore, but they may be open to inhaling a gas from a balloon that lasts a minute or so,\u201d said Mr Gibbons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who can buy NOS?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Regulations on selling NOS are complicated, as it\u2019s still legal to use in many industries like catering and medicine.\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although a licence is needed to buy NOS for medical reasons, many other companies still sell laughing gas which you don\u2019t need a licence to purchase.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Turning a blind eye will be committing an offence.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<cite>&#8211; The Home Office<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson for The Home Office said on the government website: \u201cThere is also a responsibility on legitimate producers and suppliers of nitrous oxide to not be reckless as to whether someone is buying their product to mis-use, with no legitimate reason. Turning a blind eye will be committing an offence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is no expectation for a retailer to go above and beyond what is reasonable.\u201d&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>South Wales Police ask that if you believe someone might be consuming NOS illegally to report it to them. You can do this <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.south-wales.police.uk%2Fro%2Freport&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGrayK3%40cardiff.ac.uk%7Cc92cf459310f4ffd041208dbf4c6e323%7Cbdb74b3095684856bdbf06759778fcbc%7C1%7C0%7C638372907291076036%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=te1XbVZAislCCvPPx9O%2FXO%2FtL7nnD2anmDXWcVjl%2BzI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>online<\/strong><\/a><strong> or by calling 101.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Anyone struggling with substance abuse can find information on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.re-solv.org\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> the Re-Solv website.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They\u2019ve been seeing far more of the large blue bottles, which are 75 times bigger than the regular size\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1038,"featured_media":79776,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"[]"},"categories":[2,70,14,3],"tags":[1291,165,8612,8611,675],"coauthors":[8546],"class_list":["post-79769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-grangetown","category-longer-reads","category-news","tag-cardiff-2","tag-environment","tag-illegal-drugs","tag-nos","tag-volunteers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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