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Spain. There was no info if this was a suicide or an accident. Nitrous oxide is an inflammable gas that gives no smell or taste. It has a history of abuse as long as its clinical use, and deaths, although rare, have been reported. A 1979 study revealed that up to 20% of medical and dental students in U.S.A. had used nitrous oxide in social settings to produce a “high”.

Fig.1 Nitrous oxide death.

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