An 18-year-old was heavily impaired by nitrous oxide, known as “nangs”, when his car entered a pond, prompting a coroner to call for a review of the gas’s availability in the ACT.
The 18-year-old died in a submerged Holden Commdore in Isabella Pond after careening off Drakeford Drive into the water in July, 2023.A coroner has recommended a review of the availability of nitrous oxide , or "nangs", in the ACT after the 2023 drowning death of an 18-year-old in Canberra .
Coroner Ken Archer found the man's consumption of the gas shortly before his car left the road and entered a pond was a significant factor in his death.Mr Archer's report also recommended the ACT consider developing targeted educational material addressing the risks of nitrous oxide use. abc.net.au/news/act-nitrous-oxide-nangs-factor-teen-drowning-death-isabella-pond/106546934The drowning death of a Canberra teenager has prompted a coroner to recommend a review of the availability of nitrous oxide in the ACT.died after his car left the road in Greenway in Canberra's south, entered Isabella Pond and quickly became submerged in 2023In his report published this week, coroner Archer found the man was significantly impaired by nitrous oxide, and that his consumption of the gas was a "significant contributing factor" to his drowning death. According to Mr Archer's report, witnesses observed the teenager sucking on a balloon or round-shaped item shortly before the accident in Canberra's south. Police divers were called in after the vehicle entered the water, and later found the 18-year-old driver dead in the car.Nitrous oxide is usually sold in large high-pressure canisters or in small steel cartridges, commonly referred to as "nangs". Several of them were found inside the car. "The accident is the first recorded fatal motor vehicle accident in the ACT where nitrous oxide impairment significantly contributed,""However, in the absence of reliable prevalence data in relation to nitrous oxide use in the community, it may not be the only instance of nitrous oxide impairment causing or contributing to a motor vehicle accident in the ACT."Mr Archer found "matters of public safety" relating to nitrous oxide arose from the 18-year-old's death. Non-therapeutic nitrous oxide canisters and cartridges are readily available in the ACT, including through tobacconists and convenience stores. In his report Coroner Ken Archer recommend a review of nitrous oxide availability in the ACT.As part of the inquest, ACT Chief Health Officer Dr Kerryn Coleman said a number of other jurisdictions were considering regulatory controls on nitrous oxide, but concluded that "there are no plans in the ACT to introduce new regulations in relation to this product". " no specific data on poisonings, hospital presentations, rates of abuse, or relative harm caused by in the ACT," Dr Coleman said.The coroner described the lack of data as "concerning", and said the use of the gas "requires a multifaceted response, targeting supply, demand and harm reduction". "The non-therapeutic use of nitrous oxide, particularly among young people, is of concern in the ACT," Mr Archer said. He recommended a review of the current regulatory framework in the ACT be undertaken, including consideration of how the territory may limit the availability of large nitrous oxide canisters for non-therapeutic use. Mr Archer also said any review should consider banning the supply of nitrous oxide to people under the age of 18, and that the ACT should consider developing targeted educational material addressing the risks of nitrous oxide use.
Canberra Drown Drowning Death 18-Year-Old Teenager Isabella Pond Greenway Tuggeranong Died 2023 Holden Commodore Coroner Ken Archer Nitrous Oxide Nangs
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