N2O
Aliases: laughing_gas, n20, n2o, nos
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Summary
Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, often inhaled through balloons filled with canisters of the gas.. A short-acting dissociative inhalant with strong visual, mental and auditory effects. Extremely popular especially in combination with other drugs.
Onset, Duration & After-effects
- Onset:
- 0-1 minutes
- Duration:
- 1-5 minutes
- After-effects:
- 15-30 minutes
Effects
- giggling
- mood lift
- euphoria
- sound distortion
- dream like state
- minor to strong hallucinations
- reduction of external stimuli
- analgesia
- buzzing sensation in nerve
- clumsiness
- nausea
- headaches
- numbness in extremities
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Studies & References
- Ketamine potentiates cerebrocortical damage induced by the common anaesthetic agent nitrous oxide in adult rats
- Severe neurotoxicity following intrathecal methotrexate with nitrous oxide sedation in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- Neurologic degeneration associated with nitrous oxide anesthesia in patients with vitamin B12 deficiency