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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Florida officials announced the arrest of 70 people for the illicit sale of nitrous oxide. Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and First Lady Casey DeSantis appeared together to highlight the arrests. Collins has ...

TUSTIN, Calif. (KABC) -- A man was arrested Friday after Tustin police found nearly 90 canisters of nitrous oxide in his Maserati. The Tustin Police Department shared a photo of the inside of the ...

A Maserati driver was arrested when Tustin officers found nearly 90 canisters of nitrous oxide in the car after a caller told police they witnessed the driver inhaling from one of the canisters, ...

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 ...

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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 ...