Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is not a harmless recreational drug no matter how it is administered. However, inhaling the gas directly from the canister presents two hazards that the balloon method does not. Firstly, inability to control the speed at which the inhalant leaves the canister could result in trauma to the respiratory system if it rushes into the lungs too rapidly, or frostbite since pressurized gas can be extremely cold. Secondly, if the canister is used along with a mask (which permits for better control of the pressurization), users run the risk of passing out from lack of oxygen with the mask still attached to their face, leading to suffocation.


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At raves and parties, I see people sucking on balloons. I hear it's laughing gas or nitrous oxide. So I was wondering if you suck it out of a balloon if it is safer than straight out of the cylinder? And will it get you high without harming you or killing brain cells?

http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/1620.html

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrous_oxide

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6 Mar 2007 ... Now the majority of Laughing Gas users inhale a small amount of gas from a balloon, from which I don't believe there has been one reported ...

www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1475252.ece

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OU >>>>>>>>>>>> "LAUGHING GAS BALLOON"

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Earlier to my previous post,this one reveals a Brighton nightclub in England that openly sells laughing gas balloons from behind the bar unaware of the ...

www.liveleak.com/view?i=f32_1176997723