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A harmless addiction. (Medicine).(nitrous oxide addiction)
IN HIS ARTICLE "The Dangers of Harm Minimisation (Quadrant, May 2002), Joe Santamaria argues against what is called the Harm Minimisation Policy and argues in support of the Harm Prevention Policy which he and his colleagues espouse. I would like here to pursue what I think is a more fundamental question, and that is the question of whether addiction is harmful in itself. Santamaria does not address this question directly, but he always uses the term pejoratively and he cannot blame people for taking for granted that this is his belief. The question is whether or not addiction is always associated with harm, and I will argue here that there is at least one addiction that ...
- Nitrous Oxide: A Necessary Evil Of Agriculture
- Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition STEVE INSKEEP August 28, 2009 700+ words
...NPR Morning Edition 08-28-2009 Nitrous Oxide: A Necessary Evil Of Agriculture Host...chemicals. The culprit is a gas called nitrous oxide, known in your dentist's office...chemical that can destroy ozone. That's nitrous oxide. It's always been a normal part...
- NOAA study shows nitrous oxide now top ozone-depleting emission.(Report)
- Newspaper article from: NewsRx Science September 20, 2009 700+ words
Nitrous oxide has now become the largest ozone...first time, this study has evaluated nitrous oxide emissions from human activities in...agreement, ebb in the atmosphere, nitrous oxide will remain a significant ozone...
- NOAA STUDY SHOWS NITROUS OXIDE NOW TOP OZONE-DEPLETING EMISSION
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News September 1, 2009 700+ words
...issued the following press release: Nitrous oxide has now become the largest ozone...first time, this study has evaluated nitrous oxide emissions from human activities in...agreement, ebb in the atmosphere, nitrous oxide will remain a significant ozone-destroyer...
- Fresh smoke lowers nitrous oxide estimate. (biomass burning contributes less...
- Magazine article from: Science News Walker, Tim March 2, 1991 700+ words
Fresh smoke lowers nitrous oxide estimate Biomass burning -- the...clearing -- may contribute far less nitrous oxide to the atmosphere than previously...within the stored samples generated nitrous oxide ([N.sub.2.O]). Quantifiable...
- Nitrous oxide a threat, report says; Ozone layer hurt by nitrous oxide
- Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune CORNELIA DEAN August 29, 2009 700+ words
...International Herald Tribune 08-29-2009 Nitrous oxide a threat, report says; Ozone layer hurt by nitrous oxide Byline: CORNELIA DEAN Type: News...to a previously unheralded culprit: nitrous oxide. U.S. government scientists who...
- Nitrous Oxide
- Reference information from: Medical Discoveries January 1, 1997 700+ words
Nitrous oxide Nitrous oxide was first identified by Joseph Priestley in 1772. Years later...1778-1829) began experimenting with the effects of inhaling nitrous oxide. He noted its exhilarating effects, especially the way it made...
- Cops say nitrous oxide abuse not a growing problem in Hub.
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Sweet, Laurel J. September 1, 1999 700+ words
...Tuesday at the school's East Campus. Nitrous oxide, known to most as laughing gas and...overdose" associated locally with nitrous oxide. Richard A. Guy, 22, a physics...spokesman Officer Frank Pasquarello said nitrous oxide abuse among youth has not been a problem...
- Catalyst makers address the [N.sub.2]O challenge; nitric acid producers would...
- Magazine article from: Nitrogen & Methanol September 1, 2003 700+ words
...years that the deleterious potential of nitrous oxide ("laughing gas" of dinitrogen oxide...environment has been appreciated. Nitrous oxide is not destroyed or removed by any...depletion. It does not end there. Nitrous oxide is also a potent "greenhouse" gas...
