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 ...

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 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.

A troubling discovery near Collon has sparked fresh concerns over the abuse of Nitrous Oxide, also known as “laughing gas” or ...

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

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.

Alabama lawmakers are considering a bill to restrict sales and use of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, a product linked to at least five deaths in Shelby County last year. The gas canisters are ...

The gas, which has no color or flavor, is also used recreationally and is known as nangs, nos, whippits and balloons. In fact, nitrous oxide has been used to get intoxicated since its creation in ...