Nitrous Oxide
OFFICIAL NAMES: Nitrous oxide
STREET NAMES: N2O, nitrous, laughing gas, whippets, whip-its, hippie crack
DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS: Not scheduled
Overview
Nitrous oxide is a gas with anesthet...
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Nitrous Oxide
Nitrous oxide, or "laughing gas" (dinitrogen monoxide, N2O) is the only inorganic gas that is practical for clinical anesthetics. It was first synthesized in 1776 by Joseph Priestley and...
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Nitrous Oxide
The gas nitrous oxide was first identified by Joseph Priestley in 1772. Years later, in the late 1790s, the British chemist Humphry Davy began experimenting with the effects of inhaling ...
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Nitrous Oxide
The gas nitrous oxide was first identified by Joseph Priestley in 1772. Years later, in the late 1790s, the British chemist Humphry Davy began experimenting with the effects of inhaling ...
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Nitrous Oxide
Nitrous oxide (N2O), also called di-nitrogen monoxide, is one of several gaseous oxides of nitrogen. It is sometimes referred to as laughing gas, because when inhaled it causes a feeli...
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Nitrous Oxide
Overview
Nitrous oxide (NYE-truss OX-side) is also known as dinitrogen oxide, dinitrogen monoxide, nitrogen monoxide, and laughing gas. It is a colorless, nonflammable gas with a sweet o...
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Nitrous Oxide
What Kind of Drug Is It?
Nitrous oxide is a type of anesthetic, a substance used to deaden pain. It can alleviate pain without causing a loss of consciousness. Best known by the nickname...
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