Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whippets (also known as “whippits” or “whip-its”) are a colloquial name for nitrous oxide, a colorless gas with a sweet aftertaste ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whippets, also known as laughing gas or nitrous oxide, are becoming the new drug trend among young adults. A young woman who says ...

The trend of inhaling nitrous oxide gas to create a feeling of "euphoria" — as stated by the Cleveland Clinic — is nothing new, but that doesn't mean use isn't on the rise. The newest "whippets" for ...

A Florida woman died after developing a crippling, $400-per-day addiction to nitrous oxide that once left her temporarily paralyzed. Meg Caldwell, 29, of Clermont in the Orlando area, was found dead ...

There's a street drug that could be sitting in your home right now that's harming teenagers and young adults. It's an inhalant known as "whippets," and it can be easily found in whipped cream ...

Galaxy Gas is the brand name of a whipped cream charger that is produced for culinary uses. It’s a stainless-steel cartridge filled with nitrous oxide that, once dispensed, helps cream and other ...

Detroit — Whippets, metal canisters of nitrous oxide that some use for a quick high, have become the scourge of many Metro Detroit communities where they're tossed on streets, fields and parks once ...

This story was featured in The Must Read, a newsletter in which our editors recommend one can’t-miss story every weekday. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. The internet is rife with clips of ...

Michiganders are inreasingly showing up in hospital ERs, calling 911 or the state poison center after using nitrous oxide. Here's why that matters.