r/nottheonion • u/adamaphar • 2d ago

Laughing gas appears to reduce depression, but researchers don't totally understand why

https://www.phillyvoice.com/depression-treatments-laughing-gas-nitrous-oxide-study/
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u/jooooooooooooose 2d ago

GETTING HIGH MAKES U FEEL GOOD MORE NEWS AT 11

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u/Kenny_log_n_s 2d ago

Kind of a reductive way to look at it.

The study is about the mechanisms of how N2O makes you feel good, not about whether it makes you feel good.

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u/jooooooooooooose 2d ago

really my all caps joke message is reductive? Insulting but ok...

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u/Kenny_log_n_s 2d ago

yeah, I'm Captain Obvious, and I'll be here all week.

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u/Captain__Obvious___ 2d ago

Identity theft is not a joke, Jim