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Saskia Morrison-Thiagu

The ‘Nang Capital’ WA Wants To Crack Down On Canisters Won’t Someone Pls Think Of The Chefs

After being named the nang capital of Australia, the WA government will now crack (pun unintended) down on those who purchase nitrous oxide canisters. In a recent study released this month by the University of New South Wales National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, they found that 70 per cent of those surveyed had used nangs to get high in the past six months. This is massive when you compare it to the nationwide average of 45 per cent. The median number of canisters used during a sesh was also found to have jumped from five last year, to ten this year. Following that revelation, the WA Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has come out condemning nangs and will now introduce measures to limit the number of young people using them. “I can’t overstate how dangerous nitrous oxide gas can be when it is used as a recreational drug,” Sanderson said in a statement
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