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Nitrous oxide deaths in the United States spiked by more than 500% between 2010 and 2023, a new study indicates.

Between 2019 and 2024, data shows that emergency responses related to nitrous oxide misuse have surged. Calls to Michigan's poison control center increased 533% over the five-year period.

Deaths in the United States attributed to abuse of nitrous oxide jumped more than 100% between 2019 and 2023; over a five-year period, emergency department visits rose 32%.

That statistic is supported by a 553% increase in emergency medical service calls related to nitrous oxide during the same period. Emergency department visits also increased by 757% from 2019 to 2023.

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Nitrous Oxide Cans (Courtesy/Transform Drug Policy Foundation) Emergency medical service responses related to nitrous oxide misuse rose by 553%, and emergency department visits surged by 757% from ...

Figure shows poison center cases, emergency department visits, and emergency medical service responses related to recreational nitrous oxide misuse — Michigan, 2019–2023 (CDC/WWMT) ...

Commonly known as “laughing gas,” nitrous oxide is widely available and legal, but its abuse can lead to serious and even permanent health consequences. Read more here.