Every name on this page represents a person who was failed by a system with no safeguards. Of 1,240 documented nitrous oxide deaths in the United States between 2010 and 2023, only 30 have been publicly identified. The youngest was 15. The median age was 22.
30
NAMED DEATHS DOCUMENTED
9
NAMED SURVIVORS — PERMANENT INJURY
22
MEDIAN AGE AT DEATH
17
VICTIMS UNDER AGE 30
11
VICTIMS WERE TEENAGERS
These 30 names represent 2.4% of the 1,240 documented deaths. The other 1,210 are known only as data points in CDC mortality records. No state-level breakdown is available. The absence of a publicly named victim in your state does not mean the absence of deaths in your state.
Dum Spiro Spero
— While I breathe, I hope.
N2O VICTIM REGISTRY
Full registry of every publicly documented nitrous oxide death and permanent injury case in the United States. Each entry includes the victim's name, age, location, date, circumstances, and verified source URLs. Southeast state cases are flagged.
If you have lost someone to nitrous oxide or suffered permanent injury, submit their information below. All submissions are reviewed before publication. Anonymity respected if requested.