Police have issued a warning after officers found more than 50 laughing gas canisters in under an hour. Fifty-five canisters ...

Laughing gas will be categorised as a class C drug and made illegal by the end of the year, the UK government has announced. Possession of nitrous oxide, also known as NOS, will carry a sentence of up ...

Increasing concentrations of nitrous oxide delay ozone recovery 6, 7. Observations of past changes are shown in blue. Ravishankara and colleagues 3 calculate the ozone depletion potential of nitrous ...

The proposed ban of nitrous oxide could stop users seeking medical help in hospitals, health experts have warned. In a letter to the government, seen by BBC Newsnight, 15 neurologists and related ...

Nitrous oxide will be illegal from next month as part of a government crackdown on anti-social behaviour, it has been announced. The substance, also known as laughing gas or NOS, will become a ...

Marketed with names like “Galaxy Gas” and “Miami Magic,” and often sold in steel cartridges known as “whippets,” these products are cheap and readily available at gas stations, convenience stores, ...

Otherwise known as laughing gas, nitrous oxide – N 2 O – has been used as an anaesthetic since the 19 th century. It is commonly used during childbirth, after trauma and in end-of-life care, usually ...

A glamorous Illinois bartender inhaled so much 'laughing gas' she was left paralyzed with parts of her brain dead. Rachel Kelly first tried nitrous oxide in 2018 at the age of 21 while attending an ...

Lawmakers passed hundreds of laws during the 2025 legislative session. Here's some of the bills that go into effect on Jan. 1 ...