The Long, Strange History of Nitrous Oxide, a Popular Drug Users Have Been Inhaling for Hundreds of Years Galaxy Gas has brought the drug back into the spotlight, and scientists are raising alarms ...

The use of the so-called galaxy gas is described by authorities as “inhalant abuse,” – when people huff nitrous oxide (N2O) to get high. The drug can cause psychosis and in some cases, it ...

The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Friday that advised consumers against inhaling nitrous oxide products such as Galaxy Gas, Baking Bad, Whip-it! and Miami Magic.

The gassy drug has been seen in “hundreds” of videos on social media of young people breathing in the gas and getting high, the post said. TikTok recently banned the search term Galaxy Gas.

FILE - A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., Dec. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S ...

Indiana State Excise Police have seen an "alarming increase" in the illegal sale of recreational-use nitrous oxide — also known as "whippets," laughing gas or Galaxy Gas — over the last year ...