Nitrous oxide (N₂O) is used in medicine for analgesia and anesthesia. It is also used as a propellant for whipped cream canisters. Legally available in many jurisdictions with few restrictions, ...

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – A business owner faces charges after police say his stores in Collinsville and Fairview Heights, Illinois, were selling nitrous oxide. High Life in Fairview Heights was still ...

Abuse of the gas that can be bought in smoke shops and gas stations is leading to a surge in death and addiction, Florida expert warns. The Food and Drug Administration has issued repeated warnings on ...

US deaths related to poisoning from the inhalant drug nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas or whippets, increased from 23 in 2010 to 156 in 2023 in a new study. Although mortality rates plateaued ...

A growing number of young people are misusing nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas or whippets, to get high, and a Maryland health expert warns that the consequences can be deadly. A study ...

State law already prohibits recreational nitrous oxide use and the sale of the gas to minors. Uptick in arrests, including of minors, and discovery of canisters littering streets and beaches were a ...

A case of oral frostbite injury in a 23-year-old man published in the New England Journal of Medicine highlighted the dangers of recreational use of nitrous oxide, also known as whippets or laughing ...

Recreational use of nitrous oxide — often referred to as whippets or laughing gas — left a 23-year-old with frostbite in his mouth and throat, according to a report of the man’s case published ...

State health officials are warning residents about the rise in nitrous oxide-related emergencies in Michigan. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued the warning on Wednesday, June ...

Now, Rachel Kelly is warning others that “the 30-second high" from the drug "is not worth it" Kennedy News/ Rachel Kelly A 29-year-old had to relearn to walk after using the popular party drug nitrous ...

Health officials are warning residents after a new study revealed a dramatic rise in nitrous oxide misuse, mainly in the metro areas of Michigan. (Copyright 2025 by ...