Inhaling nitrous oxide from Galaxy Gas products is the latest trend among kids who misuse laughing gas for a quick high. Here’s what parents should know.

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.

Despite warnings from health officials and a surge in harmful cases in Oregon, KGW found nitrous oxide is being sold in convenience stores through a legal loophole. Skip Navigation.

Nitrous oxide is sold under multiple brand names such as Galaxy Gas, MassGass, and Whip-it!, according to the FDA. Village Manager Joe Baber said because of way it can be misused, it’s concerning.

Despite a recent Food and Drug Administration warning against inhaling nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, deaths due to misusing the substance are on the rise in the United States.

The methane and nitrous oxide data in the post is also flawed. While a pie chart in the post asserts that nitrous oxide is nearly three times more abundant than methane, there is almost six times ...

Michigan had a five-fold increase in nitrous oxide-related poisonings and deaths in recent years, prompting a warning from local health officials. Pictured are Reddi Wip dairy whipped topping that ...

Between 2019 and 2024, data shows that emergency responses related to nitrous oxide misuse have surged. Calls to Michigan's poison control center increased 533% over the five-year period.

Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, the chief medical executive of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, says nitrous oxide use — or “laughing gas” — is clearly in the middle of a surge.