Nitrous oxide is regularly used for sedation and pain relief in dentistry and childbirth. The gas, which has no color or flavor, is also used recreationally and is known as nangs, nos, whippits and ...

First, a doctor gave a discourse on the effects of nitrous to the assembled crowd. Then, a series of young men volunteered to ...

The death of the former My Chemical Romance drummer Bob Bryar has drawn renewed attention towards nitrous oxide, the gas that was allegedly found next to his corpse.

Texas lawmakers push to ban nitrous oxide sales to minors as flavored whippets in giant cylinders flood the market.

Nitrous oxide was first synthesized in 1772. It is primarily used clinically as dental anesthesia. It is also used commercially in small balloons and other inflatables. But since the 1970s ...

The Nation was tipped off that the shop, which sells legal marijuana products, was selling balloons filled with nitrous oxide (laughing gas) on the popular tourism street in the seaside town.