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Nitrous oxide recreational use is linked to brain damage and sudden death − but ‘laughing gas’ is still sold all over the US

  • Written by Andrew Yockey, Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of Mississippi
Nitrous oxide recreational use is linked to brain damage and sudden death − but ‘laughing gas’ is still sold all over the USNitrous oxide is often inhaled with a balloon.Matt Cardy/Getty Images News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning Americans about the ever-increasing and potentially deadly recreational use of nitrous oxide products, particularly among young people.

Marketed with names like “Galaxy Gas” and “Miami Magic,” and often...

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