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For months, KGW has reported on the rise in dangerous cases involving nitrous oxide — but perhaps the greatest risk comes ...
It’s unlikely that Moore is actually addicted to nitrous oxide — but if she is, she can take comfort in the fact that many have recovered from this unusual drug problem. MORE: How Inequality ...
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 ...
More people are getting addicted to nitrous oxide, which can cause nerve damage, paralysis and even death. The U.S Food and Drug Administration has put out a new warning about the danger of inhaling ...
Frostbite cases from nitrous oxide use, which can also cause scarring and blisters to legs and hands from burns caused by ...
Nitrous oxide is usually inhaled from a balloon. Guy Corbishley/Alamy Stock Photo. The UK government’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) reviewed the harms of nitrous oxide in 2015 ...
Here’s another reason to stay away from whippets, just in case you needed one. Doctors this week have reported a strange case ...
It’s not hard to find a smoke shop these days. Many sell e-cigarettes, vape products, cigars and nitrous oxide, also known as ...
LOS ANGELES – Authorities say the use of nitrous oxide as a recreational drug has grown from a rave party phenomenon to mainstream use in recent years. They say the drug has spurred fatal car ...
Nitrous oxide use is not exactly a niche drug, with at least half a million people using the drug every year, making it the second most popular recreational drug after cannabis.
SZA has previously spoken out about the dangers of nitrous oxide consumption before. SZA is doing her part to stop minors from using “whippets,” a popular form of nitrous oxide drug abuse. The ...
Nitrous oxide will become a class C drug and outlawed by the end of the year, the government announced on Tuesday. Users of the substance, also known as laughing gas, face up to two years in ...