VIDEO: Community prepares for new law targeting whippets that's set to begin “We just want to make sure everyone is safe," 4th Precinct Capt. Brandon Lewis said.

A common sedative sometimes taken to get high is becoming deadlier. Research out this week finds that annual U.S. deaths ...

"Whippets" is a slang term for nitrous oxide, a gas commonly used in medical settings as a sedative or pain reliever. Here's what parents should know.

The widespread recreational use of Galaxy Gas — once popularly documented by users on TikTok — has led to the product's name becoming interchangeable with nitrous oxide, laughing gas and whippets.

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.

While whippets have been around for years, Galaxy Gas is a nitrous oxide product that influencers, celebrities and teenagers have been spotted using across social media in recent months.

"People are also using the charging canisters for the sole purpose of getting high," said state Rep. Joseph Bellino, R-Monroe, who co-sponsored the legislation cracking down on whippets.

The attorney for Campbell Ryan Fortune, the driver in the car crash that killed three James Madison University students in 2023, asked the court to exclude any evidence related to the “whippets ...

A new bill working its way through Minnesota Legislature aims to ban the sale of nitrous oxide cannisters, also referred to as "whippets." "The reason why the bill is before us is we've seen a ...

Canisters of nitrous oxide are legal to buy and use in West Virginia and can easily be purchased online. According to the Global Drug Survey, it is the third most-used drug after cannabis and cocaine.