Health · Public Health & Disease · 5 hrs ago
Sydney man warns about nitrous oxide after addiction and psychosis
Sydney man Sam Bramman developed an addiction to nitrous oxide after trying it at a party in 2023, shortly after finishing high school.
He believed the small canisters, often called nangs, were safe because they were legal and easy to buy.
Within six months, he said he was using up to 50 a day and experiencing drug-induced psychosis.
His parents found him on the Gold Coast and took him to hospital, where he spent two months in a psychiatric ward.
After returning to Sydney, he spent a year and a half bedridden while coming off antipsychotic medication.
Now 22, Bramman founded the No2Nangs campaign to warn people about the risks and push for stricter rules.
He wants every state and territory to ban larger nitrous oxide cylinders, which can hold up to 250 times as much as a small bulb; NSW has introduced new laws, but the source gives no further details.
Sydney man Sam Bramman is warning about nitrous oxide after an addiction led to drug-induced psychosis.
He said he began using the drug in 2023 after trying it at a friend’s party.
Within six months, he said, he was using up to 50 nitrous oxide canisters a day.
His parents found him on the Gold Coast and took him to hospital, where he spent two months in a psychiatric ward.
Bramman later founded the No2Nangs campaign and is calling for tougher regulation of nitrous oxide.
- Who
- Sam Bramman, a Sydney man who founded the No2Nangs campaign.
- What
- He is warning others about nitrous oxide after addiction and drug-induced psychosis.
- When
- He first tried nitrous oxide in 2023; the article says he founded the campaign earlier in 2026.
- Where
- Bramman is from Sydney. His parents found him on the Gold Coast and took him to hospital.
- Why
- He wants to raise awareness about the drug’s risks and encourage tougher regulation.
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Bramman first tried nitrous oxide at a friend’s party.
He said he was buying canisters in packs of 10 and using them alone.
He said he was using up to 50 canisters a day and developed drug-induced psychosis.
He spent two months in a psychiatric ward, then returned to Sydney.
Bramman ran 300km from Sydney to Canberra to raise awareness and call for tougher regulations.
He stood alongside NSW Health Minister Ryan Park as new laws were unveiled.
- First use
- 2023
- Peak reported use
- Up to 50 canisters a day
- Hospital stay
- Two months in a psychiatric ward
- Campaign
- No2Nangs
- Awareness run
- 300km from Sydney to Canberra
What people are saying
I had no idea that you could become addicted.
I hit rock bottom - it was a really quick spiral.
Not a lot of people know about the risks.