Maintal protects children: Lachgas ban for minors decided!

Maintal protects children: Lachgas ban for minors decided!

Maintal, Deutschland - in Maintal something that affects not only the city itself, but also the surrounding communities. The city administration has decided to ban the sale of laughing gas to minors. This happened for worrying reasons, because the consumption of this supposedly harmless substance has increased in a leap in recent years, especially in young people. kinzig.news reports that in the past three months 230 helium, laughing gas and gas bottles have been collected in the main area.

With the new regulation, not only the sale should be prevented, but also the consumption of laughing gas in children's playgrounds and other public locations. First city councilor Karl-Heinz Kaiser emphasizes the need to protect children and adolescents. The city council approved the ban, and neighboring municipalities such as Hanau and Frankfurt have also taken similar measures. The ban immediately came into force and is recorded in the so -called "hazard defense ordinance of the city of Maintal".

health risks in the focus

What speaks for this measure? Lachgas, also known as a distinctive monoxide, carries considerable health risks. It is valued as an anesthetic in dentistry, but is increasingly being abused as a party drug. nDR illuminates the dangers and indicates that consumption can lead to neurological problems, permanent nerve damage and even to attach.

Lachgas activates the opioid receptors in the brain, which dampens the perception of pain and causes a pleasant feeling. However, abusive consumption without oxygen can end fatally because it can lead to serious health problems such as lack of oxygen, lack of consciousness and neurological damage. The venereal information center north already reports an increase in severe poisoning by laughing gas.

regulatory approaches at federal level

At the federal level there is also movement. Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach plans measures to make access to laughing gas for children and adolescents difficult. His idea: to add laughing gas to the list of psychoactive substances. This would regulate the sale and could in particular push consumption back to parties. In Germany, the sale and consumption of laughing gas are not currently prohibited, but the discussion about a ban on sales is picking up speed. Tagesschau reports that in Lower Saxony the first automatic sales machines that offer laughing gas are in discussion, which could result in a ban on sales.