nitrous oxide
An Ode to Laughing Gas, A Very Weird Drug
With the U.K. government banning the possession of nitrous oxide, we asked people for their strangest memories.
Laughing Gas Is Being Banned In the Netherlands As Reports of Extreme Use Grow
The clampdown on nitrous oxide sales comes after links with car accidents and reports of extreme bingeing including one man who used eight 2,000g tanks in one day.
Why Those Giant Laughing Gas Canisters Are Suddenly Everywhere
Seen them littering your street? Done a balloon off them? Here's what you need to know about these supersize nitrous oxide cylinders.
TikTok Is Hosting Ads for ‘Whipped Cream’. But It’s Actually Nitrous Oxide
Bristol No 1 Cream promises to provide whipped cream chargers "within the hour." Drug reform charities said the ads should be removed.
Laughing Gas Could Become Illegal Because the UK Can’t Stand the Sight of Rubbish
The UK has announced a review into banning nitrous oxide. But experts say this is more about government PR than young people’s health.
Laughing Gas May Be Useful in Treating Depression, Small Trial Finds
Researchers say initial results show it may have the same effect as ketamine therapy.
Why Is the UK Still Obsessed with Laughing Gas?
It’s a relatively safe drug and popular among young people – but there are growing calls for a clampdown.
A Brief, 200-Year History of Humanity’s Love for Laughing Gas
People were using it to get high in the 1700s—long before anyone used it to decorate cakes.
Meet the Gold Coast Guy Building a Nang Delivery Empire
Jayson is delivering up to 6,000 nangs a night. But he's thinking bigger.
All of the Terrible Things I Learned While Working as a Barista at a Global Coffee Chain
There were mice in the madeleines. There were mice behind the walk-in. There were mice giving birth in bags of powdered frappé mix in the basement.
America Is Currently in the Midst of a Massive Nitrous Oxide Shortage
Which means a lack of canned whipped cream and legal highs this holiday season.