Health+and+Nitrogen

One major aliment that is caused directly by Nitrogen is Nitrogen Narcosis. It is common to divers who pass below 100 feet and it can be incapassitateing at 300 feet. The couse of Nitrogen Narcosis or "Rapture of the Deep" is that to much Nitrogen gets dissolved into the bloodstream. This impairs the central nerves system and induces symptomes that are comparible to those of narcotics and alcohol. Nitric oxide is also used in laughing gas wich is used as an anistetic.

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