Perth teenager addicted to ‘nangs’ leaves hospital after three-month ordeal

A Perth teenager addicted to nangs is finally going home after three months in hospital during which she had to relearn to walk.

The 19-year-old was addicted to nitrous oxide – or nangs – gas canisters designed for commercial caterers.

Dr Jessamine Soderstrom, an emergency physician and clinical toxicologist at Royal Perth Hospital, said many patients who came in after abusing nangs needed to stay in hospital for weeks or months, at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars to the healthcare system. “Both of them still had no idea the dangers, I think that’s awful and sad the word still hasn’t got out you know.”In 2018, Royal Perth’s emergency department saw two patients present with complications from chronic use of nitrous oxide.Soderstrom said many patients were adults in their 20s and 30s who were having difficulties walking, ended up in wheelchairs and needed to stay in hospital for weeks and months of rehabilitation.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

brisbanetimes /  🏆 13. in AU

Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Teen's warning after nangs put her in hospital for three monthsAfter three months in hospital, a Perth teenager whose nang addiction left her bed-bound is finally going home.
Read more »

Teen's warning after nangs put her in hospital for three monthsAfter three months in hospital, a Perth teenager whose nang addiction left her bed-bound is finally going home.
Read more »

‘Burglar’ struck by alleged accomplice with machete7NEWS: ‘Burglar’ scarred in machete strike by an accomplice during Wanneroo home invasion, police allege
Read more »

Terrifying alleged Macca’s attackA man is fighting for his life after an alleged one-punch attack at a McDonald’s restaurant in Perth, with two men now charged.
Read more »

Surfer manages to paddle 600m back to shore after being bitten by shark in WAA surfer managed to paddle 600m back to shore while bleeding heavily after he was attacked by a Great White Shark in the Margaret River region, south of Perth.
Read more »