Three years ago, Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of USC became the first hospital to fully discontinue using nitrous oxide in its operating room, and it has never looked back. Nitrous oxide, more ...

It’s called nitrous oxide. You may know it as laughing gas. Dentists use it for pain relief. Others use it for a quick high. You can buy it legally. Social media promotes it, and it’s widely available ...

Governor Bill Lee signed a bill into law this week a bill that bans the sale of nitrous oxide in retail shops, including vape ...

A bill aimed at cracking down on the use of nitrous oxide is heading to the governor’s desk.

Although it sounds harmless, the readily available product is often extremely dangerous in many different ways.

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

Nitrous oxide canisters used to get high lie on a street in downtown San Francisco in February 2022. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) The Los Angeles City Council is considering cracking down on ...

Recreational use of nitrous oxide — often referred to as whippets or laughing gas — left a 23-year-old with frostbite in his mouth and throat, according to a report of the man’s case published ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Young people are using nitrous oxide to get high at alarming rates, with colorful new ways to purchase the product, according to health experts, despite recent laws in Michigan ...

A St. Cloud woman allegedly hit a police officer with an "audible strike." She was purportedly using nitrous oxide.

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is warning residents of a rise in emergency health incidents linked to the recreational use of nitrous oxide, better known ...

Kanye West has left many questioning his health as he has reportedly relapsed back to inhaling nitrous oxide. The rapper's addiction to the anesthetic made headlines last year when an ex-employee ...