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Nitrous oxide has long been used in dentist offices. Researchers found nitrous oxide-related fatalities in the U.S. spiked 578% in 14 years. The FDA issued an advisory in March regarding teens abusing ...

Newport Beach this week became the latest Orange County city to ban the sale and consumption of nitrous oxide for recreational use. The gas is commonly used as a painkiller in healthcare facilities, a ...

First Lady Casey DeSantis and Lt. Gov. Jay Collins announced on Tuesday a major statewide undercover operation targeting the illegal sale of nitrous oxide. Inhaling "laughing gas" (as nitrous oxide is ...

Before Brian McBride and Adam Wiltzie became neo-classical post-rockers, they were collage-minded 4-track recordists. A new reissue of their 1995 debut revisits their spooky, abstract roots. Save this ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Update (on Aug. 12, 2025): The Aurora City Council unanimously approved the proposed ban on the sale of certain “gray market” substances and paraphernalia 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 ...