Tear gas and pepper spray are designed to cause an immediate and intense reaction, but health experts have voiced that they can have lasting negative health effects. “These are chemical weapons that ...

Tear gas and pepper spray are used around the world, either for self-defence or during mass protests to incapacitate the targets. Research shows the consequences go beyond red, teary eyes and coughing ...

Stinging clouds of tear gas explode from beneath a car full of children, forcing them to flee into the snowy street to seek air that’s safe to breathe. A man, face painted orange with pepper spray, is ...