Alabama is one step closer to banning the recreational use of products that contain nitrous oxide. SB 78 was introduced in this legislative session and moved through both chambers pretty fast. The ...

The Alabama Legislature on Thursday, March 20, wrapped up its 16th legislative day in Montgomery since the 2025 Alabama ...

The compound is known colloquially among recreational drug users as “whippets,” "balloons," “hippie crack” or “Galaxy Gas,” ...

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Nitrous oxide canisters, both flavored and unflavored, are being marketed as a food processing propellant for whipped cream and other culinary uses. The products are sold under various brand names ...

On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning that inhaling nitrous oxide to get high can cause ...

Photo of a young man with a laughing gas mask The FDA warns that misuse of nitrous oxide is causing serious injuries Flavored nitrous products are being sold in colorful packaging at gas stations ...