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Nitrous oxide has the street names hippy crack and whippets (or whippits). [1] In Australia and New Zealand, nitrous oxide bulbs are known as nangs, possibly derived from the sound distortion perceived by consumers. [23] [24]
Whippets can cause a range of immediate and long-term side effects, both physical and neurological: Dizziness and light-headedness : A common sensation after inhaling whippets due to oxygen ...
A 2021 New York state law banned the sale of "whipped cream chargers" to anyone under 21 to crack down on recreational whippet use and prevent the sale of nitrous oxide cartridges.
Whippets — also known as nitrous oxide cartridges — are often misused to get a fleeting high. ... but it can also cause “dangerous” changes to the heart’s rhythm, seizures, and even ...
Nitrous oxide: legally used by dentists as an anxiolytic and anaesthetic, it is also used recreationally by users who obtain it from whipped cream canisters (whippets or whip-its) (see inhalant), as it causes perceptual effects, a "high" and at higher doses, hallucinations. Opiates and opioids: Available by prescription for pain relief.
Computer-cleaning dusters are dangerous to inhale because the gases expand and cool rapidly upon being sprayed. A number of gases intended for household or industrial use are inhaled as recreational drugs. This includes chlorofluorocarbons used in aerosols and propellants (e.g., aerosol hair spray, aerosol deodorant).
The bills, which the Michigan House passed Tuesday, would ban the sale of devices used to recreationally inhale nitrous oxide from whippet canisters.
Based on analysis of air samples gathered from sites around the world, its concentration surpassed 330 ppb in 2017. [8] The growth rate of about 1 ppb per year has also accelerated during recent decades. [9] Nitrous oxide's atmospheric abundance has grown more than 20% from a base level of about 270 ppb in 1750. [58]