Nitrous Oxide Straight From Dispenser

In medical settings the drug can be used for pain relief, anaesthetic and to relieve anxiety.

More than half a million young people used the drug between 2019-2020, according to the Crime Survey for England and Wales.

Now, the Home Secretary wants the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs to review how much harm nitrous oxide really causes.

At the moment it’s not illegal to possess it (though in 2016, it became illegal to sell the drug for its psychoactive effects) – and the government is concerned that this makes the substance especially appealing to young people.

As usage rises, Metro.co.uk spoke to Guy Jones, senior scientist at The Loop, which works to reduce the harm caused by drugs.

He gave us top tips on how to take laughing gas in the safest way possible.

Harm Reduction Advice. Always dispense Nitrous Oxide into a balloon. Using it straight from a whipped cream dispenser will put you at risk of lung and throat damage because the gas being released is so cold. Don’t keep re-breathing a balloon for a long time.

Whippits, Whippets and Whip-Its Are the Same Drug

Whippits is the street name for a nitrous oxide charger. The name is likely related to the charger’s intended purpose — to refill whipped cream dispensers.

Different people and organizations spell the term differently. When referring to nitrous oxide chargers, whippits, whippets and whip-its mean the same thing.

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Nitrous Oxide Straight From Dispenser

Laughing gas, also known as nitrous oxide, has become popular in recent years.

You’ll likely have spotted little silver canisters littered around streets, especially outside nightclubs.

In medical settings the drug can be used for pain relief, anaesthetic and to relieve anxiety.

But laughing gas is also used recreationally, something Priti Patel has expressed concerns about.

More than half a million young people used the drug between 2019-2020, according to the Crime Survey for England and Wales.

That makes it the second most used drug by 16-24 year olds in the UK.

Now, the Home Secretary wants the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs to review how much harm nitrous oxide really causes.

At the moment it’s not illegal to possess it (though in 2016, it became illegal to sell the drug for its psychoactive effects) – and the government is concerned that this makes the substance especially appealing to young people.

As usage rises, Metro.co.uk spoke to Guy Jones, senior scientist at The Loop, which works to reduce the harm caused by drugs.

He gave us top tips on how to take laughing gas in the safest way possible.

Breathing in and out of a balloon on repeat means that you are going to be depriving yourself of oxygen, which can cause some serious damage. Oxygen deprivation, also known as hypoxia, can occur very quickly. Your reflex to breathe is triggered by a build-up of carbon dioxide in your lungs, not a lack of oxygen, so you might not realise you’re becoming oxygen deprived as you won’t necessarily have a build-up of carbon dioxide in your body telling you to breathe.

There are two main reasons why people release the nitrous oxide into balloons. Firstly, nitrous oxide is stored under pressure both in cream chargers and cannisters, meaning that when it is released, it will come out FAST and will be freezing cold. This can cause some serious damage to your lungs if you inhale it directly, so when using hand-held crackers and cannisters it’s always important to inflate a balloon with the nitrous first.

Although in our circles it’s primarily known as a party drug, nitrous oxide has been used since the 1960s in race car engines, since the 1930s to make whipped cream, and the since the 1840s as a painkiller and anaesthetic in dentistry and surgery. But even further back in history, nitrous oxide was first used in the 1790s by the British upper class… where they’d huff bags full of it at “laughing gas parties”! That’s right – nitrous oxide was being used recreationally for more than 40 years before it was used for anything else!

The gas cannisters are used by surgeons and dentists to administer nitrous oxide to patients, as a painkiller or to sedate them. The cannisters, when used recreationally, may have a breathing mask attached to them which you put over your mouth/nose, or more commonly are used to fill balloons with nitrous oxide.

The second reason is that nitrous oxide isn’t processed (or ‘metabolised’) very well by our bodies – on average, less than 0.01% is metabolised every time you have a nang. This doesn’t mean you’re missing out on 99% of the high though – it just means that your body doesnt need to break it down for it to affect you. People often breathe the nitrous oxide in and out of a balloon to maximise the effects of doing it.

FAQ

Can you inhale nitrous from dispenser?

We strongly advise you to only inhale the gas from balloons and never directly from a Nos cracker or a whip cream dispenser.

How do you dispense nitrous oxide?

Nitrous oxide for relaxation is used by inhaling the gas from a balloon. You fill a balloon by stripping a nitrous oxide cartridge of its filling via a whipped cream syringe or a nitrous oxide cracker. In a whipped cream syringe you can empty multiple cartridges and fill multiple balloons.

What is the best way to inhale nitrous?

People often breathe the nitrous oxide in and out of a balloon to maximise the effects of doing it. Because nanganators have a metal cylinder where the gas is cracked into, you can let it cool down in there and then slowly release it into your lungs without needing to use a balloon.

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