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Laughing gas cannisters found at Union club night • but Doe says, "lt is just like having a few whiskeys" Clubbers at Return to the Source found something to chuckle about - all with the help of a few cannlsters of-laughing gas. The cannisters, containing a potent dose of Nitrus Oxide, were found after the club night held on May 9. Cleaners found betWeen 30 and 40 cannisters on the floor of the LCR and collected them in a box before handing them over to Union security staff. The cannisters are used as disposable cartridges for cream whippers and are thought to be of German origin. lt is not illegal to s~ the gas, but in certain circumstances, distribution of the cannisters could lead to prosecution.
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UEA STUDENTS soak up the sun on General Election day, May 1. Labour took both of the seats In Norwich, managing a 10.6 per cent swing In Norwich North from the Conservatives. The seat was gained by UEA's very own ex-Dean of 810, Or lan Glbson. Labour also held Norwich South, with Charles Clarke gaining a swing of 10.1 per cent.
Union Welfare Officer, Paul Donnelly, believes that security should have been tighter on the night to prevent the stimulants being used by clubbers. "Despite their legality, they are still stimulants that have slipped through the net," he said.· 'They have got into the club and they should not have been allowed in.
"The Union's position is that drugs will not be allowed on the premises." However, he admitted that clubbers were likely to take drugs in order to make it through a club night like Return to the Source.
Stimulants "You cannot expect people to stay up until 4am without taking some type of stimulant, that is what people do," he said. "I think the more people shout the anti-drugs message the more people do it, and the more risks they take." The immediate effects of inhaling the gas include dizziness, but if taken in high quantities it could cause respiratory problems. However, a UEA Health Centre Doctot believes that the dangers of inhaling the stimulant are limited. " It is not addictive, and you cannot overdose on it," he said, "You would become unconscious
before you could carry on breathing it in. "I would not have thought that it would be worth the effort, you do not get particularly high on it, but just feel a little bit tipsy." And he added, "lf you keep inhaling it can feel like you have had a few whiskies too many. It is not particularly pleasant at all." But University Police Liaison Officer, Sandra Wilkinson was not too impressed with students having the last laugh, saying, "It is a pretty stupid thing to do".
Noxious substances And she added, "Anyone distributing this gas to other people could be accused of supplying noxious substances. "We would be looking at .the Offences against the Person Act, and in certain circumstances a person could leaves themselves open to being charged."