Talk:Effects of nitrous oxide on the body

New daughter article
Can we trim the popular cultue section slightly? --Guinnog 09:28, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

hippie crack
Removed un-cited statement that "hippie crack is actually hash," Never have I heard reference to hash being hippie crack and it seems improper to say that a slang term is "actually" something, as if its an accepted chemical name. 24.236.137.145 00:15, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

CDC warning for workers exposed to N2O
The CDC issued an alert in 1994 entitled "Controlling Exposures to Nitrous Oxide During Anesthetic Administration". It warns:
 * NIOSH concluded in 1977 that exposure to N2O causes decreases in mental performance, audiovisual ability, and manual dexterity [NIOSH 1977b]. A recent study of workers [Rowland et al. 1992] and several experimental animal studies [Corbett et al. 1973; Vieira 1979; Vieira et al. 1980, 1983] indicate that adverse reproductive effects may also result from chronic exposure to N2O.

and also
 * Animal studies have shown adverse reproductive effects in female rats exposed to airborne concentrations of N2O [Corbett et al.1973; Vieira 1979; Vieira et al. 1980, 1983]. Data from these studies indicate that exposure to N2O during gestation can produce adverse health effects in the offspring.


 * Several studies of workers have shown that occupational exposure to N2O causes adverse effects such as reduced fertility [Rowland et al. 1992], spontaneous abortions, and neurologic, renal, and liver disease [Cohen et al. 1980].

Is this still up-to-date with today's knowledge on the dangers of N2O? If so, the article should be updated to reflect that. &mdash; ciphergoth 16:45, 6 March 2007 (UTC)