Senators Ron Wyden, Richard Blumenthal and Alex Padilla introduced federal legislation on Wednesday to crack down on nitrous ...

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Laughing gas (nitrous oxide or N₂O) is primarily released by the microorganisms responsible for cleaning our wastewater. These microbes live in complex communities, with each group performing a ...

Michiganders are inreasingly showing up in hospital ERs, calling 911 or the state poison center after using nitrous oxide. Here's why that matters.

A young man breathes deeply from a gas-filled bag. He begins to feel a pleasurable sensation "particularly in the chest and extremities" before dancing around and then collapsing in a heap. A few ...

The Austin Police Department arrested eight men for selling nitrous oxide, known as laughing gas, near the ACL Live at the Moody Theatre, according to a news release from the department. Officers ...

A way to detect laughing gas on people’s breath for at least an hour after use could be developed into a breathalyser-like test. As recreational use of laughing gas, or nitrous oxide, has increased in ...

Amidst the opioid crisis and rising concern about easily accessible kratom and hemp products, nitrous oxide abuse receives minimal attention. But inhaling nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas ...

Medical professionals are calling for tighter restrictions on the sale of nitrous oxide gas cartridges, colloquially known as "nangs," due to potentially serious harm for users including lasting ...