A recent survey conducted by Safer Bristol has revealed an increased number of young people in the city using nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, and ketamine. Safer Bristol’s Substance Misuse Team used the online survey to question over 700 people about their drug use over the last 12 months in order to determine how Bristol’s City Council could improve drug treatment services. Whilst the most frequently used drug in the city was alcohol, the survey revealed the use of a wide variety of other drugs, including cannabis, MDMA/ecstasy and nitrous oxide. Those aged between 18 and 24 were seen to have the highest drug use out of all the age groups, with 65% having used nitrous oxide within [...]