2. HHAAAHAHAHHA LAUGHING GAS!

3. Names / Most call it “Nitrous Oxide”  Its chemical IUPAC name is 2- chlorobenzalmalononitrile and its chemical formula is C10H5CIN2 / Also called whippits, no, hippie crack, and cream chargers. / Most call it “Nitrous Oxide”  Its chemical IUPAC name is 2- chlorobenzalmalononitrile and its chemical formula is C10H5CIN2 / Also called whippits, no, hippie crack, and cream chargers.

5. Classification / Laughing gas is an anesthetic / Not scheduled in the Controlled Substances Act / Laughing gas is an anesthetic / Not scheduled in the Controlled Substances Act

6. History / Discovered in 1722 by Humphrey Davy / 1844 Horace Wells used it for medical purposes after discovering it works / 1863 it gained general use when Gardner Quincy Colton used it on 25,000 patients in which all were successful / Discovered in 1722 by Humphrey Davy / 1844 Horace Wells used it for medical purposes after discovering it works / 1863 it gained general use when Gardner Quincy Colton used it on 25,000 patients in which all were successful

7. Production / Made by heating ammonium nitrate to 250 degrees Celsius producing the gas of nitrous oxide / Then gets transferred to a combustible material and decomposed / Washed in caustic soda and acid / Stored in balloons when the gas gets compressed, dried and refrigerated. / Made by heating ammonium nitrate to 250 degrees Celsius producing the gas of nitrous oxide / Then gets transferred to a combustible material and decomposed / Washed in caustic soda and acid / Stored in balloons when the gas gets compressed, dried and refrigerated.

8. Users / Used by dentists or medical technicians because they have legal access to canisters / Teenagers experiment with it because it’s inexpensive and easy to get / Common abusers are medical/dental patients and teenagers around the age of 15-19 / Used by dentists or medical technicians because they have legal access to canisters / Teenagers experiment with it because it’s inexpensive and easy to get / Common abusers are medical/dental patients and teenagers around the age of 15-19

9. Affects / Mainly used for medicinal value but some people abuse it / Not physically addictive / Psychological addiction is possible but there are no withdrawal symptoms / Goes straight to the lungs and carried through the bloodstream causing these feelings: / Depresses the central nervous system and affects the activity of neurotransmitters / Mainly used for medicinal value but some people abuse it / Not physically addictive / Psychological addiction is possible but there are no withdrawal symptoms / Goes straight to the lungs and carried through the bloodstream causing these feelings: / Depresses the central nervous system and affects the activity of neurotransmitters

10. Feelings / Tingling sensations / Vibrations in the arms / Warm sensations / Feeling of well- being / Euphoria and floating / Tingling sensations / Vibrations in the arms / Warm sensations / Feeling of well- being / Euphoria and floating / Hearing can dissolve into constant, electronic-like throbbing / Sleeping / Nausea

11. Risks / Heavy uses can cause extreme numbing sensations leading to B12 deficiency / Kills brain cells and deprives the brain of oxygen / Users can lose consciousness and die / No LD50 because it depends on how much you weigh and how high your tolerance is / Heavy uses can cause extreme numbing sensations leading to B12 deficiency / Kills brain cells and deprives the brain of oxygen / Users can lose consciousness and die / No LD50 because it depends on how much you weigh and how high your tolerance is

12. Detection / Testing is difficult and almost impossible because its eliminated from the blood very quickly / Chemically it is not similar to any other drugs so it cant be tested easily or quickly / Can be detected in a case of an autopsy / Testing is difficult and almost impossible because its eliminated from the blood very quickly / Chemically it is not similar to any other drugs so it cant be tested easily or quickly / Can be detected in a case of an autopsy

13. Consequences / Greatest consequence is over sedation. This is when there is too much N2O in the mix. / Long-term use of laughing gas can cause kidney, liver and nervous system damage / 1998 law says its illegal for anyone to inhale the gas outside medical/dental settings / In Arizona someone who is caught selling it gets 18 months in jail and a $150,000 fine / Greatest consequence is over sedation. This is when there is too much N2O in the mix. / Long-term use of laughing gas can cause kidney, liver and nervous system damage / 1998 law says its illegal for anyone to inhale the gas outside medical/dental settings / In Arizona someone who is caught selling it gets 18 months in jail and a $150,000 fine

14. Treatment / Some are only in need of treatment if they abuse it and if they become dependent on laughing gas / There are no special programs made specially for people who are addicted to it but there are ways to treat it like detox and drug treatment medication. / There is no withdrawal because its chemically not like other drugs / Some are only in need of treatment if they abuse it and if they become dependent on laughing gas / There are no special programs made specially for people who are addicted to it but there are ways to treat it like detox and drug treatment medication. / There is no withdrawal because its chemically not like other drugs

15. Laughing gas… http://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=_Ha-ZrUPJ_E

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