Changes to nitrous oxide and tobacco sales are coming — the city council of Eureka is set to finalize two ordinances regulating the substances Tuesday. Local governments have barred the sale of ...

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, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Mothers delivering at Mercy Hospital Springfield now have a new option for managing pain during labor: nitrous oxide. Mercy recently began offering the new pain management method in ...

Objective: To identify and study the existing literature on the efficacy and safety of midazolam compared to inhalation of nitrous oxide in children undergoing dental treatment. Material and Methods: ...

(KRON) — The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors will consider banning the sale of nitrous oxide products, commonly known as “whippits,” at Tuesday’s meeting. Whippets are a form of inhalant, which ...

Producers and sellers of recreational nitrous oxide are giving this dangerous product a false sheen of safety and regulation when the harsh reality is frost-bite injuries, irreversible brain damage ...

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors affirmed its desire to prevent youth nitrous oxide abuse at its board meeting Tuesday and is slated to ban its sale and distribution in coming weeks. Nitrous ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tuesday, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an ordinance that bans the sale of nitrous oxide in the unincorporated county. Sale of nitrous oxide, known as laughing gas or ...