Aim and learning outcomes
The aim of this webinar is to introduce law enforcement and judicial officers into the phenomenon of recreational use of nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and its public order, health and crime issues as seen from a Dutch perspective. By the end of this webinar, the audience will be able to:

• Describe what is nitrous oxide, its history and its different uses;
• Describe the scope of problems related to nitrous oxide as seen in the Netherlands;
• Describe the use of nitrous oxide as a recreational drug;
• List the legal instruments and the approach used to address the problems related to nitrous oxide as seen in the Netherlands before it became banned in 2023;
• List the scope of the problems and the challenges faced by law enforcement related to nitrous oxide in the Netherlands since its listing as an illicit drug in January 2023;  
• Formulate a possible envisioned European approach to address problems related to nitrous oxide.