Nitrous oxide is probably the most misunderstood ingredient in the modern hot rodder's cook book. Its power enhancing properties are widely recognized and debated, but the practical application of ...

Like many wonderful and useful scientific things, nitrous oxide was discovered by accident in 18th-century England, and much later (during the '30s and '40s) it was used by dentists as an anesthetic.

For some young people, a popular method for getting a quick high is by misusing laughing gas — and lately, that’s in the form of nitrous oxide from products sold by the company Galaxy Gas. Those ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The trend of inhaling nitrous oxide gas to create a feeling of "euphoria" — as stated by the Cleveland Clinic — is nothing new, ...

Multiple cans of nitrous oxide, commonly known as “whippets,” were found outside Dartmouth High School on Wednesday morning, prompting a warning from police on the drug’s modern-day resurgence. “The ...