A Florida family that lost a loved one to the deadly addiction is making it their mission to warn others. “Her whole life had ...

A common sedative sometimes taken to get high is becoming deadlier. Research out this week finds that annual U.S. deaths ...

Teenagers are inhaling canisters of nitrous oxide sold under the brand name Galaxy Gas The brightly colored canisters are used to make airy whipped creams, but can cause “life-threatening health ...

Nitrous oxide is among the most abused of these inhalants due to its low cost, easy availability and commercial appeal – one flavor of the gas is named “pink bubble gum.”Pure nitrous ...

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.

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.

But challenges loom Nitrous oxide canisters used to get high lie on a street in downtown San Francisco in February 2022. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) ...

Nitrous oxide is used legally in many settings, as an anesthetic and analgesic in medical facilities and commercially in steel aerosol dispensers like whipped cream. However, the compound can also ...

Nitrous oxide, which has been misused as a recreational drug for decades, has a new name on social media: Galaxy Gas. Galaxy Gas, a vendor in Georgia, sells canisters of nitrous oxide that it says ...