The FDA warns that nitrous oxide is being sold online and at retailers ranging from supermarkets to gas stations making it a potential danger to avoid no matter where you’re shopping.

When compressed gases, including nitrous oxide, expand, they can reach temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

An oxygen flow meter was forced into a nitrous oxide wall outlet that was directly adjacent to an oxygen outlet in a radiology suite.

A KGW investigation found nitrous oxide is readily available throughout Oregon in convenience stores, gas stations, and minimarts. The gas is sold in large, colorful tanks with candy-like flavors.

That statistic is supported by a 553% increase in emergency medical service calls related to nitrous oxide during the same period. Emergency department visits also increased by 757% from 2019 to 2023.

Nitrous oxide or "laughing gas" misuse increased by 553% in the same time frame, and emergency department visits increased by 757% from 2019 to 2023, the release said.

The FDA is issuing a warning to people not to inhale nitrous oxide -- also known as laughing gas -- in any size canister, tank, or charger for recreational purposes. It comes just months after an ...

MDHHS reports significant rise in emergency incidents linked to nitrous oxide misuse from 2019-2024 in Michigan, highlighting health risks of recreational use.

State health officials are warning residents about the significant rise in nitrous oxide-related emergencies in Michigan.

Health officials are warning residents after a new study revealed a dramatic rise in nitrous oxide misuse, mainly in the metro areas of Michigan.

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.