Propagating the harmful effects of "laughing gas" during the Youth Month activities

On March 9, Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Youth Union Pham Tuan Vinh said: To prevent the problem of "laughing gas" from penetrating young people, the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Youth Union has directed grassroots youth organizations in the whole province to step up propaganda work on the harmful effects of using "laughing gas" and shisha (especially among students) during the March Youth Union meeting.

Many young people in Nghe An freely use laughing gas.

The propaganda content follows Official Dispatch No. 806/UBND-TD dated February 1, 2019 of the Provincial People's Committee on the prevention and control of illegal activities, production, trading and use of "laughing gas" in the province. The propaganda materials are prepared by the Provincial Youth Union's Propaganda Department, encouraging propaganda forms such as dramatization, questions and answers... Besides "laughing gas", it also focuses on propaganda to prevent drowning for children and many other important contents.

Nghe An currently has 9,851 Youth Union branches and 1,248 affiliated Youth Union bases, including 480 commune, ward and town Youth Unions with nearly 180,000 members and more than 435,000 youths. The Youth Union's activities were directed by Nghe An Provincial Youth Union to be carried out simultaneously on March 9-10, 2019 and will be proactively implemented by grassroots Youth Union organizations in March with many diverse activities, creating a healthy and useful playground for young people.

Laughing balloons are actually normal balloons, filled with laughing gas, chemical name is Dinitrogen monoxide or nitrous oxide, a chemical compound with the formula N₂O. This is a gas in the list of chemicals restricted from production and trading in industry and is indicated for use in some medical fields.

The buyer will hold the balloon to inhale, until the air runs out and the balloon deflates. The nitrous oxide gas spreads and penetrates the body, creating hallucinations and making the user laugh.

People who use laughing gas for the first time can have seizures, cardiovascular collapse that can lead to death. Long-term use leads to psychosis, such as hallucinations, paranoia, loss of behavioral control, dementia, depression and cancer. The cause is that laughing gas has long-term effects that damage central nervous system cells.