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  2. Recreational use of nitrous oxide - Wikipedia

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    Nitrous oxide is said to enhance the effects of psychedelics. [6] Since nitrous oxide can cause dizziness, dissociation, and temporary loss of motor control, it is unsafe to inhale while standing up. Safer use can involve inhalation while seated to decrease risks of injury by falling.

  3. Nitrogen dioxide poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Other effects include diaphoresis, chest pain, and persistent dry cough, all of which may result in weight loss, anorexia and may also lead to right-side heart enlargement and heart disease in advanced cases. Prolonged exposure to relatively low levels of nitrogen (II) oxide may cause persistent headaches and nausea. [18]

  4. Nitrous oxide - Wikipedia

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    Several experimental studies in rats indicate that chronic exposure of pregnant females to nitrous oxide may have adverse effects on the developing fetus. [123] [124] [125] At room temperature (20 °C [68 °F]) the saturated vapour pressure is 50.525 bar, rising up to 72.45 bar at 36.4 °C (97.5 °F)—the critical temperature.

  5. Teens, whipped cream and nitrous oxide: Should parents ... - AOL

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    Many teens inhale nitrous oxide to feel its euphoric effects. "When enough of the drug is ingested, it can cause a short-lived high, numbness and a sense of joy or laughter," explains Mishra.

  6. L.A. wants to ban using nitrous oxide to get high. But ... - AOL

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    Purchasing nitrous oxide with the intent to inhale is considered a misdemeanor in California — punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine, or both. But the sale of the gas is ...

  7. Laughing gas ban ‘will not stop young people using it’, say ...

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    The Drug Science Scientific Committee also said a blanket ban on nitrous oxide was ‘completely disproportionate’ to the harms it caused. Laughing gas ban ‘will not stop young people using it ...

  8. Recreational drug use - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Nitrous oxide (medication) - Wikipedia

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    Nitrous oxide, as medical gas supply, is an inhaled gas used as pain medication, and is typically administered with 50% oxygen mix. It is often used together with other medications for anesthesia . [ 2 ]