Girl addicted to laughing gas has to use wheelchair at age 26

She admitted to abusing nitrous oxide for years, starting when she was 18, and now requires a wheelchair and pain control.

She is now advocating stronger measures for the government to ban the use of laughing gas.

Ms Kerry-Anne explained that these tough measures were necessary because many people were unaware of the risks of using it.

Many people don't think that inhaling a balloon can cause serious damage.

She said: When the doctor explained that the reason her legs hurt and she couldn't walk was due to the effects of nitrous oxide, which blocks oxygen from traveling throughout the body and to the brain, and destroys vitamin B12, she was shocked because she didn't think that inhaling a balloon could cause such serious damage.

She received a warning at 21, when she was hospitalized and used a wheelchair and crutches for several months. But as she began to recover, she abused again, inhaling from "morning to night" to clear her mind.

"At this time I started abusing it, using about 600 boxes in a week. I inhaled from the moment I woke up until I went to bed, without even eating, just inhaling box after box," she shared.

Kerry-Anne's legs started to go numb again in early 2021 and she lost all feeling in them by January 2022.

Young people may be paralyzed from misusing laughing gas canisters

After five weeks in hospital, doctors determined she had a bulging disc in her lower back and nerve damage in her leg. Kerry-Anne now uses a wheelchair and cannot walk without assistance.

After two months of "severe depression", the victim decided to post a TikTok warning about her sad experience, saying the gas should be banned.

Regular use of laughing gas can lead to vitamin B12 deficiency. Severe B12 deficiency can lead to nerve damage, causing tingling and numbness in the fingers and toes.

New research has found that inhaling laughing gas is on the rise and causing spinal cord injuries. Study author Dr Nikos Evangelou added: "It's horrifying to see young people paralyzed by inhaling canisters of laughing gas," according to The Mirror.

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