Taking laughing gas 600 times a week left me in a wheelchair
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A woman left paralysed and in a wheelchair after taking 600 canisters of laughing gas a week has welcomed it being made illegal.
By Jasper King
Kerry-Anne Donaldson, 26, from Newham, London, became addicted to the high of nitrous oxide (NOS) at parties at the age of 18.
By the age of 21 her legs and feet went numb and she ended up in a wheelchair.
The numbness has now spread to her hands and after pushing herself to walk with crutches, she struggles like never before.
The Class C drug will be made illegal from 8 November as part of a government crackdown on antisocial behaviour.
Speaking after yesterday’s announcement Kerry-Anne said: ‘I don’t think the law will get it off the streets. If someone wants it, there will always be a way to buy it,
‘Kids have always found a way to get illegal drugs, so I’m not sure it will actually stop them, but it should at least push up the prices and prevent overuse.’
She added: ‘As soon as I woke up I would get straight on the balloons,
‘I kept chas...
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