cover image: Recreational use of nitrous oxide – a growing concern for Europe

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Recreational use of nitrous oxide – a growing concern for Europe

22 Nov 2022

The purpose of this report is to examine the current situation, risks and responses to the recreational use of nitrous oxide in Europe. [...] Pressing the lever of the of using the gas, they are a frequent feature of the deaths dispenser releases the gas into the balloon. [...] The effects are described as a because of the analgesic effect of the nitrous oxide and ‘dreamy’ state, ‘psychedelic-like’, or as a general feeling of possibly the cold itself. [...] The availability and supply of the nitrous oxide used In the Netherlands, the 2020 general population survey recreationally in Europe is not well understood, nor is the for adults aged 18 and older found that nitrous oxide use size and scale of the market. [...] The anxiolytic effect of nitrous oxide has some similarities I COVID-19 pandemic with the effects of benzodiazepines, and likely involves activation of the gamma-aminobutyric acid type A (GABA ) A The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on nitrous oxide receptor through the benzodiazepine binding site, which use is unclear.

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EMCDDA

Pages
86
Published in
Portugal

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