Nitrous oxide: misuse by young people and potential harms
Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, has been used for many years in dental and medical practice to provide sedation or pain relief: for example, in labour/childbirth, or for short procedures in children. Today nitrous oxide’s main legitimate use is as a food additive. Recent widespread recreational misuse of nitrous oxide, particularly by children and young adults, has raised safety concerns….
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