But it can be used as a recreational drug, usually called “whippits.” SEE ALSO: The legality of purchasing nitrous oxide ...

A KGW investigation found a surge in dangerous cases involving nitrous oxide in Oregon, including a Gresham couple who were temporarily paralyzed.

There’s an increasing number of case studies documenting people who have presented to emergency departments with severe nerve ...

If inhaling directly from tanks or crackers (a handheld device used to ‘crack’ a nitrous oxide bulb/whippet), the gas is intensely cold (minus 40 degrees Celsius) and can cause frostbite to the nose, ...

The FDA is issuing a warning to people not to inhale nitrous oxide -- also known as laughing gas -- in any size canister, tank, or charger for recreational purposes. It comes just months after an ...

What was once a relatively harmless dental anesthetic and a novelty at parties has quietly transformed into a pervasive and ...

However, tanks purchased online and in person ... can easily skirt this restriction by advertising nitrous oxide for the purposes of making whipped cream, for example. “So, when a product ...

Mehling walked out with a 2.2L tank of nitrous oxide. At the next vape shop on 8th Avenue, Mehling asked for something different: whipped cream chargers. “Just to check - this has the nitrous ...

Inside the store, huge colorful tanks of nitrous oxide line ... KGW reached out to three of the largest nitrous oxide producers: Space Gas, Infuzd and Whip It! None of the companies responded.