CHARLOTTE — It’s called nitrous oxide. You may know it as laughing gas. Dentists use it for pain relief. Others use it for a quick high. You can buy it legally. Social media promotes it, and it’s ...

Young people posting videos and photos of themselves inhaling the drug known as whippets have been going viral on social media, and although nitrous oxide—the substance the drugs are made from—is ...

The Oireachtas drugs committee chair, Gary Gannon, said people might not be aware it is now such a commonly used drug ...

Often referred to as laughing gas, nitrous oxide has long been used in medical and dental settings and is legally sold as a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nitrous oxide canisters used to get high lie on a street in downtown San Francisco in February 2022. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles ...

The legislation comes after the station’s undercover investigation revealed the deadly impact nitrous oxide had on Nashville woman Kelly Rosenthal, who died four months after sharing her addiction ...

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 ...

A common sedative sometimes taken to get high is becoming deadlier. Research out this week finds that annual U.S. deaths caused by nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas or whippits, have ...

The study found significant increase seen in crude nitrous oxide poisoning rate from 2010 to 2018, but no increase seen from 2019 to 2023. HealthDay News — From 2010 to 2023, there was an increase in ...