Vito Oliveri and Emily Shuford (left) previously told Insider that they were temporarily paralyzed after using nitrous oxide.Vito Oliveri Laughing gas is inactivating vitamin B12 in young people, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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LEBANON, Ohio (WXIX) - A smoke shop in Lebanon is under investigation for selling nitrous oxide, a gas that can be used as an ...

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 ...

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.

Some deaths from nitrous oxide have occurred after inhaling from chargers for whipped cream can dispensers. Courtesy Getty Images. It’s often called “laughing gas,” a colorless anesthetic used to ...

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 ...

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 ...