The patient admitted last fall to the University of Florida’s addiction treatment center had worked as a professional pilot. But months of abusing nitrous oxide, an anesthesia gas that can induce ...

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, Indiana ...

Abuse of the gas that can be bought in smoke shops and gas stations is leading to a surge in death and addiction, Florida expert warns. The Food and Drug Administration has issued repeated warnings on ...