Nitrous oxide inhaler (no ontology)
From Mazeworld
A nitrous oxide inhaler (sometimes shortened as "NOS inhalers") is a device resembling a ventolin inhaler, similar to those used to treat asthma, but contains in fact nitrous oxide.
Nitrous oxide is an euphoriant, which is known for being used as an anaesthesiant in medical use. This substance is the infamous "laughing gas"; it bears this nickname due to its anaetshetic, slightly analgesic and euphoriant effects which may induce derealization (loss of grasp on reality), depersonalization (loss of self-awareness, feeling of being in a dream). This substance is one of the earliest discovered (1772) and one of the oldest substances used as both a medical and a recreational drug.
Strategy
Nitrous oxide inhalers are one of the most interesting meds of the Mazes, valued by contestants seeking for a cheap way to secure their Pain levels. It possesses one of the most coveted effects a med can administer: complete negation of Pain sensitivity.
However, nitrous oxide is limited in its effectiveness in several ways. First, it decreases strength by 10%, which can potentially be harmful for Recoil management if there are no strength enhancers available. Second, the duration of its effects are very short. They may last for as little as 1 turn, to a maximum of 6 turns. And last but not least, even with Pain negated completely, the drug does nothing to stop other forms of injury, such as blood loss or limb damage.
Contestants are strongly advised to NOT treats NOS inhalers as invulnerability devices. Nevertheless, they have the potential to turn the tides for a contestant in a difficult situation, shall he or she use it correctly. They have the advantage of having an unique shape - therefore they don't require identification.
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