"Laughing" hides "poison" in the control of "laughing gas" urgently The
reporter investigates why "laughing gas" can be easily bought online
● At present, the phenomenon of “laughing gas” smoking has appeared in many areas, and the smoking population continues to spread and expand, causing great harm
● Inhaling "laughing gas" can make people become physically and psychologically dependent, but "laughing gas" is not a drug, nor is it listed in the "Catalogue of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Drugs"
● The issue of "laughing gas" should be integrated into the comprehensive social management. On the one hand, focusing on the production, operation, storage, transportation, and use of "laughing gas", establish and improve working mechanisms for licensing, registration, inspection and rectification, and consolidate regulatory responsibilities. Refined control measures; on the other hand, strengthen the coordination of public security, emergency response, health, market supervision and other departments
□ Our reporter Han Dandong
□ Intern Wang Yitian
At around 3 in the morning, my sister found out that her sister was not at home, so she went out to look for it.
In the corridor, my sister heard the movement in the basement, so she went to check and saw a horror scene-the sister and the other girl, the two of them had blurred eyes, spoke incoherently, danced and danced, and a pile of small steel bottles were scattered beside them.
The sister immediately called the police, and the police found that the two girls had just inhaled "laughing gas."
"Laughing gas", the scientific name of nitrous oxide, is a colorless and sweet gas. It is often used as a food additive, such as foaming cream, so it is also called "cream bomb"; it is also a kind of gas. This kind of medical anesthetic has a slight anesthetic effect.
Inhaling "laughing gas" is easy to become addicted and can cause great harm to the human body.
In recent years, it is not uncommon for cases of illegal production and sales or ingestion of "laughing gas" to be investigated and dealt with.
Li Wenjun, a professor at the People’s Public Security University of China, said in an interview with a reporter from the Rule of Law Daily that at present, “laughing gas” smoking phenomenon has appeared in many areas, and the smoking population has been spreading and expanding, which is huge.
But in general, the current problem of "laughing gas" abuse is still controllable. It is recommended to strengthen monitoring, combating and prevention work to prevent the trend of "laughing gas" abuse from further expanding.
Nitrous oxide is a dangerous chemical
You can easily buy it online
In fact, inhaling "laughing gas" does not make people laugh, but makes facial muscles lose control, forming a weird demented smile.
In my country, "laughing gas" has been listed in the "Dangerous Chemicals Catalog (2015 Edition)", but has not yet been included in the catalog of narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs.
Since it is a dangerous chemical, how can an individual buy it?
The reporter recently entered keywords such as "cream bomb" and "laughing gas" on multiple online shopping platforms to search, and found that no relevant products could be found.
But after entering "cream gun", the seller of "cream gas bomb" can be found indirectly.
In the Taobao App, the reporter entered "cream gun" and retrieved many sellers, and then randomly clicked into the store named "coffee milk tea milk top". Before the reporter started consulting, the customer service automatically popped up a message: Welcome to our store, I The company only sells cream gun-cream foamer. The state clearly stipulates that online platforms prohibit the sale of cream aerosol-cream foaming agent-N2O. To buy cream aerosol, please go to a formal and qualified supplier to buy 189****** **.
The reporter then dialed the phone, and the phone showed that the location information was Zhejiang Xihua. After the call, the other party claimed to sell "cream bombs" and asked "commercial or personal"?
He also stated that if the individual does not sell it, it can be commercialized, but it needs to provide a commercial certificate.
After that, the reporter obtained the number of another business in the same way. After contacting, the other party also asked "commercial or personal"?
After the reporter responded to the commercial, the other party did not make any verification, and immediately sent a payment QR code and price list.
After scanning the code, the reporter saw that there were a variety of "laughing gas" to choose from, with different prices, and you could also see the past transaction records, showing that there are more than 30 people who can buy each day.
The specific price of "Laughing Gas" is: "8g, 1 box of 10 sticks, 45 yuan, an average of 4.5 yuan each; 8g, 3 boxes of 30, 100 yuan, an average of 3.3 yuan each..." There is also an enlarged version ："Pro8.4g, a box of 10 pieces, 50 yuan, an average of 5 yuan each..." The more you purchase, the cheaper the unit price.
In addition, the reporter also tried a certain second-hand shopping platform and Tieba, and indirectly found the contact information for selling "Cream Gas Bombs".
After a brief exchange, perhaps because of the existence of the code word or the sellers are more cautious, most of the merchants blacked out the reporter or stopped replying, but some said that they would be able to ship the goods as long as the payment was made.
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The reporter combed through past cases and found that in many cases, criminals illegally processed and produced "laughing gas" and sold it to the outside world.
Is "Laughing Gas" so easy to make?
This is indeed the case.
The reporter found that in Baidu Library and Tieba, the production method of "laughing gas" can be found. Some posts introduce in detail, including equipment, raw materials, production steps, etc., and some even list several different production methods.
For example, there is an article "Discussion on the Preparation Methods of Laughing Gas" in Baidu Library, which explains the background and characteristics of "Laughing Gas" at the beginning, then introduces the principles followed by the production, and lists the chemical reaction equations, and then introduces Need to use the equipment and raw materials, and then introduce the production process, step by step detailed description of how to operate, and remind the precautions.
At the end of the article, other production methods are also introduced, the production process is recorded in detail, and the experience summarized after many experiments.
As for the equipment and raw materials involved in the post, the reporter logged on to the shopping platform and found that it was easy to buy, and did not require any qualifications, just as easy as buying a piece of clothing.
When purchasing from a chemical supply store offline, it is generally necessary to provide a certificate of qualification, use, or unit.
As for the small cylinders for nitrous oxide, they can also be easily purchased on shopping platforms.
The reporter noticed that the above-mentioned similar posts are everywhere on the Internet, and they are very detailed. If you encounter problems, you can still discuss and ask.
The harm is not included in the control
Extreme situations are life-threatening
Inhaling "laughing gas" is very harmful.
The Anti-drug Office of Hubei Province once stated on its WeChat account that the human body has a strong separation effect immediately after inhaling nitrous oxide, and the smoker almost loses all body movements and even cannot stand.
Moreover, after inhalation, it will block the oxygen supply to the brain. The gas accumulates quickly after entering the brain, but the clearance is relatively slow. It is called diffuse hypoxia in medicine. After repeated inhalation, the hypoxia gradually deepens, and the slight damage is to kill the nerves. Cells, in extreme cases may be life-threatening...
Inhaling "laughing gas" can make people become physically and psychologically dependent, but "laughing gas" is not a drug, nor is it listed in the "Catalogue of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Drugs".
Li Wenjun said that generally speaking, drugs have three characteristics: addictive, harmful and illegal.
According to current research, "laughing gas" has a certain potential for abuse, and inhaling "laughing gas" can cause harm to the body.
However, whether a substance can be called a drug depends mainly on whether it is included in the "Catalogue of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Drugs" and "Additional List of Non-medicinal Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Drugs". In these two categories, they cannot be identified as drugs.
So how should the abuse of "laughing gas" be punished?
Li Wenjun said that for smokers, some areas adopt the form of criticism and education to deal with, and some areas, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Security Administration Penalty Law, are punished by detention ranging from five to ten days for "illegal use of dangerous substances"; As far as the seller is concerned, it is mainly based on the criminal law to convict him of "illegal business crime".
However, the "crime of illegal business operations" is a crime of disrupting market order, and its punishment targets are behaviors that disrupt the order of market operations. Only when an individual's illegal business amount exceeds 50,000 yuan or a profit exceeds 10,000 yuan can be criminally punished.
In reality, criminals are very cunning and will remove key transfer information and other conviction evidence at any time, making it more difficult for the public security organs to crack down.
Chemical raw materials are widely used
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Li Wenjun told reporters that because of the special nature of "laughing gas", it is difficult to control.
On the one hand, there are still loopholes in supervision. The loss of "laughing gas" has largely led to its proliferation. Some factories have not strictly reviewed the purchase of "laughing gas" or sold "laughing gas" privately through "acquaintances." People set up a shell company to buy "laughing gas", then go to rural areas, abandoned factories, etc. to sub-package them into small gas cylinders, and then change hands to earn high profits.
On the other hand, "laughing gas" is an inorganic substance. Compared with other organic drugs, it has very different pharmacokinetic principles and addiction mechanisms, and related studies do not have a unified understanding of this.
At the same time, general drugs either have certain applications in the medical field, or are produced and used mainly for pleasure, listed as drugs that have little impact on the social economy; and "laughing gas" is an important chemical raw material. It is widely used in many fields. Once listed as a drug, according to my country's anti-drug law, it can only be used in medical, teaching, and scientific research fields as needed. Applications in other fields are excluded or require strict approval, which will seriously affect the social economy. vitality.
"Whether or not to be regulated requires not only the management effect, but also the feasibility of its implementation, and comprehensively measure the management cost and expected effect. It is recommended that more targeted countermeasures be adopted to solve the problem, such as legislation on'laughing gas' Define the legal nature, regulate the penalty range for illegally operating the substance, and give the public security organs a more favorable basis for cracking down; introduce the'laughing gas' case handling norms and case guidance to familiarize the police with the'laughing gas' case handling process and better solve the work Problems encountered in the process.” Li Wenjun said that at present, some local public security agencies have explored a set of effective response plans, which can be promoted on the basis of refining and summarizing.
Regarding the management and control of "laughing gas", the person in charge of a public security agency in Jiangsu said in an interview that the issue of "laughing gas" should be included in the comprehensive social management. On the one hand, it focuses on the production, operation, storage, transportation and use of "laughing gas" Establish and improve working mechanisms for licensing, registration, investigation, and rectification, consolidate regulatory responsibilities, refine control measures, make good use of existing laws and regulations, and strictly supervise the production and business activities of "laughing gas"; on the other hand, strengthen public security , Emergency response, health, market supervision and other departments coordinated and managed.
At the same time, it is necessary to vigorously publicize laws and policies and the hazards of "laughing gas" to the majority of young people and employees in entertainment venues, raise the masses' awareness of self-prevention, and prevent the problem of "laughing gas" from the source.
Li Wenjun suggested: First, organize scientific research forces to conduct research on the pharmacology, toxicology, addiction, dependence, and harmfulness of "laughing gas", and strengthen the research and development of on-site surveys and laboratory identification techniques and equipment after inhaling "laughing gas". Lay a good foundation in advance for the formulation and improvement of corresponding laws and policies, and the implementation of law enforcement supervision;
Secondly, in view of the characteristics of "laughing gas" criminal activities, we should make full use of existing laws and regulations, and investigate and deal with them in strict accordance with the law.
Strengthen intelligence and information research and judgment, establish a smart investigation and punishment system through big data cloud computing and other means and cooperation with network security, intelligence, science and information departments, and strengthen communication and coordination with procuratorates and courts to ensure the quality of evidence collection and the accuracy of applicable laws;
Thirdly, strictly control the threshold of source access, strictly examine and approve the qualifications of "laughing gas" production and operation enterprises, dynamically supervise all links of "laughing gas" production, operation, import and export, storage, transportation, and use, and coordinate with the transportation departments Carry out special logistics inspections, coordinate with postal administrative departments to strengthen delivery supervision, strictly implement the three systems of "receipt inspection, real-name receipt and delivery, and machine security inspection", and strengthen social media software, e-commerce platforms and other Internet information systems in conjunction with network information and other departments. Supervise, promptly block and delete sales and abusive information, and strictly prevent inflow to abusive channels;
Finally, give full play to the main position of classroom propaganda, promote the inclusion of "laughing gas" into the existing drug prevention education framework, popularize the characteristics and harms of "laughing gas" in daily law education and anti-drug education, and enhance the youth's awareness of prevention and discrimination ability.
Combine various media platforms to produce short videos, cartoons, pictures and other propaganda media to carry out propaganda and education on the harm of "laughing gas".