POLICE are warning youths about the dangerous effects of legal highs, after a series of canisters were found in a park.
Officers from Cumbria Constabulary were contacted after a woman found two canisters of Nitrous Oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, in Ulverston's Ford Park.
The force tweeted: "This illegal high is dangerous, deadly. Speak to your family about the dangers of "legal highs."
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Nitrous Oxide canisters found at Ford Park. This illegal high is dangerous, deadly. Speak to your family about the dangers of "legal highs" <a href="https://t.co/pDlyZTQOzB">pic.twitter.com/pDlyZTQOzB</a></p>— Ulverston & Furness (@ulvpolice) <a href="https://twitter.com/ulvpolice/status/910802076954976257">September 21, 2017</a></blockquote>
What is laughing gas?
Nitrous Oxide is a colourless gas which when inhaled, can make people relaxed and feel euphoric.
The effects make people laugh, hence the name but some people can also have hallucinations. The effects are caused by the brain slowing down.
It is usually bought in pressurised containers but usually transferred to a balloon for inhalation.
It can cause dizziness or fainting and if it is inhaled through the mouth from a pressurised container or in a confined space, can cause sudden death through lack of oxygen.
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