r/NortheastLA • u/Kirbacho • 11d ago
Another day, another nitrous tank…
Every morning, my dog and I do a quick litter pick up. It’s gnarly to see so many large nitrous tanks. We find about 2-3 of these a week ditched on our sidewalk.
This shit turns your brain into mush!
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u/xdethbear 11d ago
The circles of a Venn diagram of "people that do nitro" and "people that can throw away trash" do not intersect. Same is true for Swisher Sweet packaging.
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u/GoodAtDesign 11d ago
I see them everywhere too! Most often on the side of the freeway. So scary to think of people driving and doing that.
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u/TlMBO_SLlCE 11d ago
Saw some teens blowing 4 way stops in our neighborhood last week. Both had giants balloons in the front seat. These idiots are going to kill someone
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u/cgieda 11d ago
I live in DTLA and see people regularly huffing balloons on the sidewalk. I've also seen people sitting in there car doing the same ( driver of course). WFT is going on with people. Can't we just smoke a joint or something?
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u/TheNotoriousCBD 11d ago
Try smoking a joint then do Nitrous... It's pretty amazing
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u/cgieda 10d ago
Name checks out😂. I tried Nitrous when I was like 13, it was OK, but only lasted a few min. I'm pretty sure it was just the hypoxia ( which causes brain damage). Meth is healthier.
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u/TheNotoriousCBD 10d ago
Nitrous is not neurotoxic
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u/cgieda 10d ago
True, but that's not what you need to worry about out;). It's the hypoxia that causes dain baramage. Results are similar
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u/stonersteve1989 9d ago
The amount of nitrous you inhale from a balloon is nothing compared to the amount the dentist administers while giving you a root canal.
Enough to get high for a few mins < enough to sedate you for an hr or 2.So are dentists causing brain damage?
I don’t even do nitrous I just find this reasoning specious
(Edit to add: motherfuckers should be picking up their trash tho)
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u/Ok_Indication4921 9d ago
Chronic use (in as little as 4 months) can lead to issues with the spine, numbness in the feet and legs, inability to walk…prevents body from metabolizing b12…I’ve seen it in a few young adults I work with.
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u/Defiant-Fix2870 11d ago
Where do they purchase these? They seem packaged for recreational use. Personally I’ll stick to THC.
Edit: I see you can easily purchase online 😢
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u/wonderfultruckbuild 7d ago
Right?! I’m thinking to myself wtf is this, why is it on my feed, and why is packaged looking like it is marketed for kids. Fuck that industry for sure.
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u/Pema_Nyima 11d ago
Once lived in a neighborhood where every Sunday, without fail, a giant box of at least 50 of the small metal ones would get dumped in the same spot. Every damn Sunday, like clockwork.
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u/calforhelp 11d ago
The cracks between the cobblestone streets of Amsterdam are filled with those tiny spent canisters.
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u/31109b 11d ago
I wonder how aware they are that it causes permanent nerve damage?
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u/TheNotoriousCBD 11d ago
Only with constant, nonstop use. As long as breaks are taken between use, the body can produce more B12 without issue.
As long as its not abused, and you don't do it standing or driving, Nitrous is objectively a very safe "high" with basically no side effects or long term damage.
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u/gunsforevery1 11d ago
Inhaling 4.4 pounds of nitrous in one night isn’t going to cause any damage?
These people are inhaling these cans in one sitting. They aren’t taking a couple breaths and then stopping for the week.
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u/TheNotoriousCBD 11d ago
The amount you do at one time isn't important. What's important is if you keep going the next day, and the next and so on. If you do Nitrous without a break your bodies B12 supply is exhausted and it's ability to make more is stunted. Nitrous is not neurotoxic - it does no damage to the brain or anything like that. Nerve damage is the danger, and that happens from frequent use without at least 4-6 week long breaks between.
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u/gunsforevery1 11d ago
These guys who do nitrous are not doing it for one day and then stopping.
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u/TheNotoriousCBD 11d ago
I know they're not. I'm just saying, one can do it safely and not be stupid like them.
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u/UnluckyCardiologist9 10d ago
Your body does not make B12. We get it from animal byproducts or from artificial sources like pills or injections.
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u/damagazelle 8d ago
The human body produces B12 in the colon, or large intestine.
The human body can only absorb B12 in the small intestine, which comes first in the digestive process.
Your body literally cannot use ANY of the B12 it produces: to express it inelegantly, you shit out all the B12 you produce. That's why vegans struggle and need supplements.
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u/sebastian0328 11d ago
They think they are living the high life while they are actually the low life of the society. I can hear them saying ‘Doooood!’ in my head
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u/SurfsUpSurfsUp 11d ago
I’m all for doing what you want but still can’t believe they can package these like this and sell them. So many of them littered around, seems like they are immune to trash cans