Subjective and psychomotor effects of nitrous oxide in healthy volunteers.
Behavioural Pharmacology February 1, 1992 Cathleen S. Dohrn, J.L. Lichtor, R.S. Finn et al.
The effects of nitrous oxide at subanesthetic doses (0%, 10%, 20%, and 40% in oxygen) on mood and psychomotor performance were determined in a group of 12 healthy volunteers (six males and six females). A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, crossover trial of five experimental sessions was used. Effects were measured before, during and after a 30-min inhalation period of the agent,...