Drug craze fears as over 500 canisters of ‘hippy crack’ found on Scots beach
hippy crack” were found at a beach, sparking fears of a craze for the deadly drug.A clear-up of Longniddry Bents in East Lothian saw 533 containers of nitrous oxide recovered alongside empty booze bottles.It follows the discovery of large hauls of canisters at various parks across the Lothians in recent weeks.Nitrous oxide – known as laughing gas – can be bought for as little as £1 each and gives users a temporary high.But they can also become panicky and confused while the gas can cause hallucinations and be potentially lethal.Last month Dublin schoolboy Alex Ryan, 15, was found slumped in the street and died in hospital after inhaling the gas.Chief Inspector Neil Mitchell, local area commander for East Lothian, warned of the trend among