Canisters litter party precinct dunes

in the area right next to the Schoolies main stage.

They’re found at the bottom of swimming pools and under apartment coffee tables, according to schoolies quizzed yesterday.

Just say the word “nangs” to schoolies and you’ll get a look of recognition – either a cheeky smile or disgust.

“I’ve never done them and I’d never plan to. I’ve watched someone do it before and it’s the lowest of the low,” said a teenage girl who was not a fan of the legal high yesterday.

She explained that it was unnerving to watch someone laugh hysterically as they appear to almost black out.

“You just lose all consciousness, it seemed pretty disgusting. It’s like ‘nah not that stuff’ (when I’m offered nangs).”

She said the legal highs which are accessible from supermarkets, online or even kitchen cabinets were rife throughout the schoolies in Surfers Paradise.

“They’re everywhere, I’ve seen them in pools and on the beach,” she said. “If you’re at a unit you’ll just see them.”

Some schoolies appear to feign ignorance when asked about “nangs”, “cream bowls” or “whippets”, before sniggering to their mates as they walk away.

Other schoolies are more up front and explain that it was not just a drug of choice for school leavers.

“There’s so many nangs around, if we walk down the beach you’ll see so many around,” he said. “It’s not even just the schoolies, it’s everyone generally.”