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[Irish Examiner] , Ring, Evelyn One-in-four drug users at Irish festivals using laughing gas. (06 Sep 2020)

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[Irish Times] , O'Halloran, Marie ‘Drug craze’: use of laughing gas by under-18s should be banned – FG TD. (17 Jul 2020)

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