# Australian campaigner warns of nitrous oxide harms after psychosis and recovery

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sam-was-taking-50-nangs-a-day-before-his-life-unravelled-now-hes-fighting-to-stop-others-making-the-same-mistake/
- Published: 2026-11-01T22:05:56+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T22:17:43+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16244237/sam-bramman-nangs-addiction-psychosis-sydney-nitrous-oxide-warning.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Health, Medicine, World

## Key points

- Sam Bramman says he became dependent on nitrous oxide within months.
- He experienced psychosis and spent two months in a psychiatric ward.
- He is campaigning for stronger controls on sales.

## Summary

Sam Bramman says his nitrous oxide use escalated from trying the drug at a party to consuming up to 50 canisters a day within six months, followed by drug-induced psychosis and hospitalisation. Now 22, he is campaigning to warn others about the risks and support tighter controls on sales.

Bramman’s parents found him on the Gold Coast and took him to hospital, where he spent two months in a psychiatric ward; he later spent 18 months bedridden while coming off antipsychotic medication. He founded the No2Nangs campaign and ran 300km from Sydney to Canberra to press for regulation. New South Wales laws taking effect on 5 November will ban sales to under-18s, limit retail sales of small bulbs to 250g per customer per day, and restrict how and where products are sold.

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