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Nitrous oxide abuse in perspective.

M A Gillman1

  • 1South African Brain Research Institute, Johannesburg.

Clinical Neuropharmacology
|August 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary
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Health professionals show higher drug abuse risk. However, nitrous oxide is rarely abused, even among this group, and poses minimal addiction risk compared to other drugs.

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Area of Science:

  • Anesthesiology
  • Addiction Medicine
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Health professionals exhibit increased susceptibility to substance abuse compared to the general population.
  • Assessment of specific agents contributing to substance abuse within this demographic is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the contribution of nitrous oxide to drug abuse among health professionals.
  • To determine the addictive potential and prevalence of nitrous oxide abuse.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on nitrous oxide use and abuse.
  • Analysis of case reports and epidemiological data concerning health professional substance abuse.

Main Results:

  • Pure nitrous oxide addiction is exceptionally rare among health professionals, representing the least common form of drug abuse.

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  • When abused, nitrous oxide is typically part of a polydrug use pattern, not a primary addictive agent.
  • Nitrous oxide addiction is even less prevalent in the general population.

    • Conclusions:

    • Nitrous oxide has a very low addictive potential, with minimal significance as a drug of abuse.
    • Compared to other available addictive substances, nitrous oxide poses a substantially lesser problem regarding addiction.
    • After nearly two centuries of use, the limited addictive nature of nitrous oxide is well-established.