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 ...

Marketed with names like “Galaxy Gas” and “Miami Magic,” and often sold in steel cartridges known as “whippets,” these products are cheap and readily available at gas stations, convenience stores, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LANSING, Mich. — Emergency health incidents linked to recreational use of nitrous oxide have surged significantly in Michigan, with poison center calls increasing 533% from 2019 to 2024, according to ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Nassau lawmakers voted unanimously on Monday to restrict the sale of nitrous oxide cartridges known as "whip-its" or ...

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