CHARLOTTE — 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 ...

Once a rare phenomenon, the consumption of nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, has increased in France, raising public health concerns and prompting medical and legal measures. Medically, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - He was supposed to stop using. Rachel, who asked that he not use her last name, found a canister of nitrous oxide that her fiancé, John, had hidden from her at their home in ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Local police reported they have recently caught adults driving while high on a dangerous drug that’s being sold in stores as a legal product. Nitrous oxide is sold legally for ...

TUSTIN, Calif. (KABC) -- A man was arrested Friday after Tustin police found nearly 90 canisters of nitrous oxide in his Maserati. The Tustin Police Department shared a photo of the inside of the ...

A Maserati driver was arrested when Tustin officers found nearly 90 canisters of nitrous oxide in the car after a caller told police they witnessed the driver inhaling from one of the canisters, ...

A Maserati owner was arrested after police in Orange County, California, discovered dozens of nitrous oxide canisters inside the car. “We’re not chuckling, guffawing, or giggling,” the Tustin Police ...

Police said they were not “chuckling” or “giggling” when they recently found dozens of nitrous oxide — also known as laughing gas — cans inside a Maserati in Orange County. “Nearly 90 canisters of ...

Update (on Aug. 12, 2025): The Aurora City Council unanimously approved the proposed ban on the sale of certain “gray market” substances and paraphernalia on Monday night through its consent agenda.