Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whippets (also known as "whippits" or "whip-its") are a colloquial name for nitrous oxide, a colorless gas with a sweet aftertaste ...

Here’s another reason to stay away from whippets, just in case you needed one. Doctors this week have reported a strange case of frostbite via nitrous oxide. Doctors at the University of Virginia ...

Stores in New York are now enforcing an age restriction on the sale of refillable whipped cream canisters due to the dangers these pose as a potential recreational drug known as whippets. New York ...

SZA is once again putting her influence to powerful use, this time to protect the youth from a disturbing trend. Get this, on Tuesday, May 20th, the Grammy-winning singer revealed through her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — West Virginia University issued a notice on Monday warning the campus community of an increase in ...

While most parents worry about their teens doing drugs, from marijuana and stimulants to alcohol, there are less obvious ones that can be happening right under their noses — namely, nitrous oxide, ...

Nitrous oxide canisters and balloons for inhaling. Photo courtesy Cleveland Clinic Whippets, inhalant drugs also known as “laughing gas” or nitrous oxide, have become increasingly popular among ...

It’s called nitrous oxide. You may know it as laughing gas. Dentists use it for pain relief. Others use it for a quick high. You can buy it legally. Social media promotes it, and it’s widely available ...

A common sedative sometimes taken to get high is becoming deadlier. Research out this week finds that annual U.S. deaths caused by nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas or whippits, have ...

SZA recently shared that she used her influence to stop a child from indulging in “whippets” - a slang term for nitrous oxide (also known as laughing gas) which is inhaled for a quick high. The Grammy ...

Detroit — Whippets, metal canisters of nitrous oxide that some use for a quick high, have become the scourge of many Metro Detroit communities where they're tossed on streets, fields and parks once ...

There's a street drug that could be sitting in your home right now that's harming teenagers and young adults. It's an inhalant known as "whippets," and it can be easily found in whipped cream ...