laughing gas
An Ode to Laughing Gas, A Very Weird Drug
With the U.K. government banning the possession of nitrous oxide, we asked people for their strangest memories.
Laughing Gas Is Being Banned In the Netherlands As Reports of Extreme Use Grow
The clampdown on nitrous oxide sales comes after links with car accidents and reports of extreme bingeing including one man who used eight 2,000g tanks in one day.
Why Those Giant Laughing Gas Canisters Are Suddenly Everywhere
Seen them littering your street? Done a balloon off them? Here's what you need to know about these supersize nitrous oxide cylinders.
TikTok Is Hosting Ads for ‘Whipped Cream’. But It’s Actually Nitrous Oxide
Bristol No 1 Cream promises to provide whipped cream chargers "within the hour." Drug reform charities said the ads should be removed.
Laughing Gas Could Become Illegal Because the UK Can’t Stand the Sight of Rubbish
The UK has announced a review into banning nitrous oxide. But experts say this is more about government PR than young people’s health.
Laughing Gas May Be Useful in Treating Depression, Small Trial Finds
Researchers say initial results show it may have the same effect as ketamine therapy.
A Brief, 200-Year History of Humanity’s Love for Laughing Gas
People were using it to get high in the 1700s—long before anyone used it to decorate cakes.
WATCH: How to Use NOS as Safely as Possible
A handy guide from your friends at The Loop, as part of our joint harm reduction campaign.
Hey, Turns Out Laughing Gas Is Technically Still Legal!
A judge has ruled that NOS isn't covered by the Psychoactive Substances Act, which is what made it illegal in the first place.
Inside the Criminal Trend of Stealing Laughing Gas from Hospitals
Steal NOS and sell it in balloons at a rave, and you've made $800 of pure profit, so it's no wonder thefts are on the rise.
The Psychoactive Substances Act Is Mostly Helping London Police Arrest NOS Sellers
Data obtained by VICE under the Freedom of Information Act revealed that 71 percent of arrests since the bill came in were for nitrous oxide offences.