The patient admitted last fall to the University of Florida’s addiction treatment center had worked as a professional pilot. But months of abusing nitrous oxide, an anesthesia gas that can induce ...

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 ...

It's not hard to find a smoke shop these days. From city corners to neighborhoods, they're popping up everywhere and many sell e-cigarettes, vape products, cigars, and nitrous oxide, a gas also known ...

Abuse of the gas that can be bought in smoke shops and gas stations is leading to a surge in death and addiction, Florida expert warns. The Food and Drug Administration has issued repeated warnings on ...