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Nitrous oxide (N 2 O), commonly referred to as laughing gas, along with various street names, is an inert gas which can induce euphoria, dissociation, hallucinogenic states of mind, and relaxation when inhaled. [1] Nitrous oxide has no acute biochemical or cellular toxicity and is not metabolized in humans or other mammals.
Between 2001 and 2020, there were 56 deaths in England and Wales where nitrous oxide was mentioned on the death certificate. Teens held.
Nitrous oxide (dinitrogen oxide or dinitrogen monoxide), commonly known as laughing gas, nitrous, or factitious air, among others, [4] is a chemical compound, an oxide of nitrogen with the formula N 2 O. At room temperature, it is a colourless non-flammable gas, and has a slightly sweet scent and taste. [4]
There have been 17 fatalities related to the use of laughing gas in the UK between 2006 and 2012.
Death from laughter is an extremely rare form of death, usually resulting from either cardiac arrest or asphyxiation, that has itself been caused by a fit of laughter. Though uncommon, death by laughter has been recorded from the times of ancient Greece to modern times.
The families of three young men killed in a car crash after the driver inhaled laughing gas are calling for graduated driving licences. Thomas Johnson, 19, was travelling at speeds of 100mph ...
Wiant, a freshman at Ohio University, died of asphyxiation due to nitrous oxide ingestion from whipped-cream chargers, an alleged part of a hazing practice involving sleep deprivation, physical beating and the forced ingestion of alcohol and drugs. [190] January 12, 2019 Noah Domingo: Sigma Alpha Epsilon: UC Irvine: Alcohol intoxication
A 17-year-old boy who moved from London to Yorkshire for a “safer life” was “hacked to death” by two teenagers who were “under the influence of nitrous oxide”, a court has heard.