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

Washington lawmakers introduced two bills that would ban the sale of nitrous oxide, citing a study that found a steep ...

A state lawmaker wants to make it harder for people to purchase nitrous oxide – though it’s not clear if the proposal would affect the sale of cans of whipped cream that are found littering the side ...

The Homer Glen Village Board voted Wednesday to ban nitrous oxide sales after village officials learned some people buy the product in tobacco and vape stores for recreational drug use. Nitrous oxide ...

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 people. Marketed with ...

Indiana officials confiscated this canister of nitrous oxide from a retailer. It’s illegal to sell nitrous oxide for the purposes of intoxication. The Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission on Monday ...

VISTA, Calif. — A nine-year-old girl died in March from "methemoglobinemia in the setting of recent nitrous oxide administration" following dental surgery in Vista, the Medical Examiner's Office ...

The trend of inhaling nitrous oxide gas to create a feeling of "euphoria" — as stated by the Cleveland Clinic — is nothing new, but that doesn't mean use isn't on the rise. The newest "whippets" for ...

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 ...

VISTA, Calif. — A nine-year-old girl died in March from "methemoglobinemia in the setting of recent nitrous oxide administration" following dental surgery in Vista, the Medical Examiner's Office ...