Laughing gas is wreaking havoc among young Agathois. The municipality, in agreement with the authorities, has therefore decided to act in the long term, while the current ban on sale and use has been in effect for two years, but from June 1 to September 1 only.
Thrown in parking lots, in green spaces, we see them everywhere littering the ground. Canisters of nitrous oxide, more commonly called laughing gas because of the sensations felt (distortion of perceptions, increased auditory perception, fits of laughter, etc.) when inhaling this gas, “are a scourge that causes damage” recalls the security deputy of the city of Agde, Jérôme Bonnafoux. Who follows in the footsteps of the mayor of Agde, Sébastien Frey, to announce as quickly as possible “the ban on the sale and consumption of nitrous oxide on the territory of the municipality.”
An extended ban all year round
A decision which is only an extension of the policy applied during the summer season, where these behaviors multiply, despite the ban on sales to minors, a law adopted in 2021. For two years effect, sale and consumption of protoxide Nitrogen are prohibited in Agde from June 1 to September 1. “It’s a real public health problem, with strong addictions and sometimes dangerous behavior. This decision is obviously to protect young people.”
Also, in the coming weeks, supermarkets, bazaars and grocery stores will receive a letter from the municipality asking them to comply with this decree, while this product, used as an analgesic by doctors, is also used in the kitchen for siphons. whipped cream or in automobile tuning, as a “booster” to increase engine power.
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