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Alternative medicine
fromNatural Health News
1 week ago

Laughing gas deaths explode 578% as unregulated "whippits" flood smoke shops, target teens

Nitrous oxide deaths surged 578% since 2010 to 156 in 2023, driven by flavored, youth-oriented products, widespread legal sales, and lax regulation.
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Young people drinking less but cocaine now 'normalised beyond belief'

Many Irish teens take drugs rather than drinking, and social ­media accelerates this trend
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UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
4 weeks ago

'I feared I'd find her dead in bed' - teens harmed by spice-laced vapes

Dealers use Snapchat to sell vape liquid laced with synthetic cannabinoids ('spice') to children as young as 13, causing addiction, severe withdrawal, and death.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Mothers fight to protect children from drugs as hotspotting' takes hold in Lesotho

Some parents unknowingly aid substance abuse as they buy items for their children thinking they are for educational use, without realizing their actual purpose.
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