Foreign Office issue Cyprus travel warning after new law passed
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBrits heading to Cyprus on holiday have been warned that a new law banning the use of laughing gas has been imposed. The Foreign Office has updated its advice for the country following the change.
Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas that’s most commonly found in pressurised metal canisters. It’s usually taken by transferring the gas from the canister into a balloon and then inhaling.
The drug slows down your brain and body’s responses, although the effects can vary depending on how much is inhaled. Taking nitrous oxide can cause fits of giggles and laughter, hence the nickname 'laughing gas', Liverpool Echo reports. READ MORE: DWP holiday warning to Universal Credit and PIP claimants Sometimes it can also cause sound distortions and hallucinations and give you a severe headache and short-lived but intense feelings of paranoia.
Inhaling nitrous oxide directly from the canister is very dangerous because the gas is under such high pressure which can cause a spasm of the throat muscles and stop a person from breathing.
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