Nitrous oxide, also known as 'laughing gas' or 'whip-its,' is surging in popularity among teenagers and young adults. Dr. Anna Lembke, an addiction medicine specialist at Stanford Medicine, joined us ...

Nitrous oxide, informally known as laughing gas, has shown rapid antidepressant effects in people with depression in a series of small clinical trials, with symptoms easing within hours of inhaling it ...

The research, which is the second-largest European case study of nitrous oxide-induced SACD, was carried out in Beaumont Hospital by a dedicated team, including Dr Richard Bruen, radiology registrar, ...

Nitrous oxide deaths in the United States spiked by more than 500% between 2010 and 2023, a new study's findings in JAMA Network Open indicate. In September 2024, CNN reported that misuse of laughing ...

On a clear fall morning, a black Dodge Challenger hurtled down Highway 99 in Sutter County headed toward San Francisco. Kalie Rae McIntire-Lewis rode in the front passenger seat as her boyfriend drove ...

Possession of nitrous oxide in Arizona would be a felony punishable by 18 months in state prison under a bill from Rep. Julie ...

Smoke shops, head shops, corner stores and other businesses across the Dayton region sell legal nitrous oxide products that are marketed by the manufacturers as being for culinary use but are ...

Patients with major depressive disorder, including those who have not responded to first-line antidepressants, may benefit from short-term nitrous oxide treatment, a major meta-analysis led by the ...

The drug can interfere with the body’s ability to process vitamin B12.

In September 2024, CNN reported that misuse of laughing gas (nitrous oxide, N₂O) is a popular method for some young people to obtain a quick high. A popular method is the use of "whippets," small ...