I passed that discarded carton on the footpath walking through Ashbourne early this morning — I did not think of ice cream trucks. And if you are a parent of a tween or teen – you NEED to know what I know about nitrous oxide.
Look, as a doctor of teen patients, I know they make some bad choices. Tweens and teens sometimes do dumb things. 100%. And I’m always here for my teen patients who make the poor choices -mostly to help them survive unscathed make safer ones next time. Mostly, to make sure they have a next time.
*No teen deserves to die or have a life-changing effects from an ill-advised life choice.*
As parents, teachers, coaches, doctors…. our job is to guide kids through to an age they look back and laugh with us about some of their poor life choices.
Nitrous oxide is currently a trending substance that teens are abusing to, in short, get high. (swipe through images above for the quick facts)
What you need to know is that: 1) yes, your kid can find it easily and 2) it is not harmless, and can cause serious injury, including paralysis and death
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