Despite a long-held reputation as a relatively mild party drug, nitrous oxide is becoming increasingly dangerous and building ...

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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 Wednesd ...

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A warning has been issued about drivers using nitrous oxide after a spike in crashes linked to the drug. The gas is also ...

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LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is warning residents of a rise in emergency health incidents linked to the recreational use of nitrous oxide, better known ...

(The Conversation) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning Americans about the ever-increasing and potentially deadly recreational use of nitrous oxide products, particularly among young ...

Kanye West has left many questioning his health as he has reportedly relapsed back to inhaling nitrous oxide. The rapper's addiction to the anesthetic made headlines last year when an ex-employee ...

Like many wonderful and useful scientific things, nitrous oxide was discovered by accident in 18th-century England, and much later (during the '30s and '40s) it was used by dentists as an anesthetic.

The Los Angeles City Council is considering cracking down on the sale of nitrous oxide — known as laughing gas, which is typically administered by anesthesiologists as a short-acting sedative. But ...