Inhaling Laughing Gas Isn’t All Fun and Games
<p>Laughing gas, whose recreational use is on the rise, is no laughing matter. Inhaling the colorless, odorless gas typically used as a light anesthetic in dental procedures has potential dangers that range from irreversible neurological harm, psychiatric symptoms, and personality changes to damage to the mouth, nose, lungs, and the central nervous system — and death.</p>
<p>Healthcare providers have long needed to focus attention on this global problem, and finally, a group of Canadian physicians has sounded the alarm on the increasing non-medical use of laughing gas (nitrous oxide), its astonishing easy accessibility, and the dangers of use in a <a href="https://www.cmaj.ca/content/195/32/E1075" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">study</a> published this month.</p>
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