Is blowing balloons a drug?

The so-called "balloon blowing" has not been characterized as a drug.

1. 1997 The definition of "drugs" is more accurate and standardized: drugs refer to opium, heroin, methamphetamine (ice), morphine, marijuana, cocaine and other narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances that can make people addicted as stipulated by the state.

Blowing balloons means blowing the so-called "nitrous oxide", which is colorless and sweet, and is an oxidant. Chemical formula n? O, it can support combustion under certain conditions (like oxygen, because nitrous oxide can be decomposed into nitrogen and oxygen at high temperature), but it is very stable at room temperature. Since 1799 was discovered by British scientists, it has been on the stage of history. Nitrous oxide is used in space rocket propellant, racing engine combustion, dental and surgical anesthesia, etc. It was not until more advanced anesthesia technology was developed in recent years that the role of nitrous oxide in the medical field gradually weakened. In daily life, nitrous oxide is widely used to make cake decorations, fancy coffee and molecular food. The cream gun we often see in cake shops and cafes is to beat cream into thick foam by nitrous oxide.

3. What effect does nitrous oxide have on human body? Like other inhalants and drugs of abuse, nitric oxide is psychoactive. Abuse of nitric oxide will lead to obvious short-term or long-term physical injuries, including hypoxia, brain injury, vitamin B 12 deficiency and final nerve injury, and the most obvious symptom is numbness of fingers and toes. But this special gas has only recently been used by some people as a tool to make money, which makes young people who don't know the truth indulge in it.

The scope, definition and division of drugs are epochal. With the expansion of drug abuse and the continuous development of new drug synthesis, the content of "controlled narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs" will continue to increase, and perhaps one day, "nitrous oxide" will also be included.

Part of the text is quoted from Drugs: Addiction and Health.