nhaling laughing gas, or nitrous oxide, has gained a new popularity. Yet recent discoveries about the dangers of inhaling the gas are not widely disseminated. These developments make this underground classic more important and relevant than ever.

Laughing Gas: Nitrous Oxidebelongs in the library of every person interested in psychoactive substances. 

Includes information on:
 

• The fascinating 200 year history of gas 
• Classic writings on gas by William James and others 
• An introduction on pharmacological developments 
• Dangers, precautions and recent discoveries 
• Wonder drawings, lithographs and photographs
• Existential accounts of personal experiences with gas 
• Philosophical ruminations on the meaning of gas