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flag Ireland sees surge in young people with spinal damage from nitrous oxide abuse, linked to vitamin B12 disruption.

flag A study published in the American Journal of Neuroradiology reveals a sharp rise in young people in Ireland suffering spinal cord damage from nitrous oxide abuse, with 14 cases diagnosed between 2021 and 2024—none reported between 2012 and 2020. flag Most patients, with a median age of 20, experienced lasting neurological harm despite treatment, due to the gas disrupting vitamin B12 metabolism and causing subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord. flag The findings highlight growing youth misuse of the substance, often inhaled from balloons and perceived as harmless, despite serious, irreversible health risks.

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