Government plans to make nitrous oxide a controlled substance
Chris Philp, minister for crime, policing and fire, said the widespread availability of nitrous oxide, as well as a rise in reports of social and health harms from the substance, meant the government would control nitrous oxide under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
The substance is often used recreationally via inhalation of canisters to produce temporary psychoactive effects
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Nitrous oxide is to become a Class C controlled substance, the government has announced.
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