Incidents with recreational nitrous oxide use before and after legislation: poisonings and police incidents in the Netherlands between 2020 and 2025
Nitrous oxide-related incidents were declining prior to legislation in 2023 and decreased further in 2023. Although numbers rose again in 2024 and 2025, they remained below 2020-2022 levels. Ongoing monitoring is needed to evaluate long-term effects.
Authors
- Laura Hondebrink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9823-008X)
- Ajhp Van Riel
- M.H.J.C. Coenraads
- J.J. Nugteren-van Lonkhuyzen
- I.S. van den Hengel-Koot
- P. Jansen
Institutions
- Utrecht University (NL)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Politieacademie (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Drug Policy
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105170
- Primary Topic
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00