Recreational use of nitrous oxide (English Wikipedia)

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Evans EB, Evans MR (November 2021). "Nangs, balloons and crackers: Recreational nitrous oxide neurotoxicity". Australian Journal of General Practice (Review). 50 (11): 834–838. doi:10.31128/AJGP-10-20-5668. PMID 34713284. S2CID 240153502.
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van Amsterdam J, Nabben T, van den Brink W (December 2015). "Recreational nitrous oxide use: Prevalence and risks". Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 73 (3): 790–796. doi:10.1016/j.yrtph.2015.10.017. PMID 26496821.
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Noh T, Osman G, Chedid M, Hefzy H (July 2020). "Nitrous oxide-induced demyelination: Clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment recommendations". Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 414: 116817. doi:10.1016/j.jns.2020.116817. PMID 32302804. S2CID 214779625.
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van Amsterdam J, Nabben T, van den Brink W (December 2015). "Recreational nitrous oxide use: Prevalence and risks". Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 73 (3): 790–796. doi:10.1016/j.yrtph.2015.10.017. PMID 26496821.

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Xiang Y, Li L, Ma X, Li S, Xue Y, Yan P, et al. (June 2021). "Recreational Nitrous Oxide Abuse: Prevalence, Neurotoxicity, and Treatment". Neurotoxicity Research (Review). 39 (3): 975–985. doi:10.1007/s12640-021-00352-y. PMID 33770366. S2CID 232376295.
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Evans EB, Evans MR (November 2021). "Nangs, balloons and crackers: Recreational nitrous oxide neurotoxicity". Australian Journal of General Practice (Review). 50 (11): 834–838. doi:10.31128/AJGP-10-20-5668. PMID 34713284. S2CID 240153502.
Quax ML, Van Der Steenhoven TJ, Antonius Bronkhorst MW, Emmink BL (April 2022). "Frostbite injury: an unknown risk when using nitrous oxide as a party drug". Acta Chirurgica Belgica. 122 (2). Taylor & Francis on behalf of the Royal Belgian Society for Surgery: 140–143. doi:10.1080/00015458.2020.1782160. PMID 32543291. S2CID 219702849.
Allan J, Cameron J, Bruno J (September 2022). "A Systematic Review of Recreational Nitrous Oxide Use: Implications for Policy, Service Delivery and Individuals". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19 (18): 11567. doi:10.3390/ijerph191811567. PMC 9517250. PMID 36141850.
van Amsterdam J, Nabben T, van den Brink W (December 2015). "Recreational nitrous oxide use: Prevalence and risks". Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 73 (3): 790–796. doi:10.1016/j.yrtph.2015.10.017. PMID 26496821.
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van Amsterdam J, Nabben T, van den Brink W (December 2015). "Recreational nitrous oxide use: Prevalence and risks". Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 73 (3): 790–796. doi:10.1016/j.yrtph.2015.10.017. PMID 26496821.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Allan J, Cameron J, Bruno J (September 2022). "A Systematic Review of Recreational Nitrous Oxide Use: Implications for Policy, Service Delivery and Individuals". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19 (18): 11567. doi:10.3390/ijerph191811567. PMC 9517250. PMID 36141850.
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Garland EL, Howard MO, Perron BE (December 2009). "Nitrous oxide inhalation among adolescents: prevalence, correlates, and co-occurrence with volatile solvent inhalation". Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 41 (4): 337–347. doi:10.1080/02791072.2009.10399771. PMC 2921531. PMID 20235440.

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Xiang Y, Li L, Ma X, Li S, Xue Y, Yan P, et al. (June 2021). "Recreational Nitrous Oxide Abuse: Prevalence, Neurotoxicity, and Treatment". Neurotoxicity Research (Review). 39 (3): 975–985. doi:10.1007/s12640-021-00352-y. PMID 33770366. S2CID 232376295.
Evans EB, Evans MR (November 2021). "Nangs, balloons and crackers: Recreational nitrous oxide neurotoxicity". Australian Journal of General Practice (Review). 50 (11): 834–838. doi:10.31128/AJGP-10-20-5668. PMID 34713284. S2CID 240153502.
Quax ML, Van Der Steenhoven TJ, Antonius Bronkhorst MW, Emmink BL (April 2022). "Frostbite injury: an unknown risk when using nitrous oxide as a party drug". Acta Chirurgica Belgica. 122 (2). Taylor & Francis on behalf of the Royal Belgian Society for Surgery: 140–143. doi:10.1080/00015458.2020.1782160. PMID 32543291. S2CID 219702849.
Noh T, Osman G, Chedid M, Hefzy H (July 2020). "Nitrous oxide-induced demyelination: Clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment recommendations". Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 414: 116817. doi:10.1016/j.jns.2020.116817. PMID 32302804. S2CID 214779625.

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Lynn EJ, Walter RG, Harris LA, Dendy R, James M (September 1972). "Nitrous oxide: It's a gas" (PDF). Journal of Psychedelic Drugs. 5 (1): 1–7. doi:10.1080/02791072.1972.10471462. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-25.
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Vohra V (2025). "Notes from the Field: Recreational Nitrous Oxide Misuse — Michigan, 2019–2023". MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 74. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm7412a3. ISSN 0149-2195. PMC 11984701.
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