laughing gas
America Is Currently in the Midst of a Massive Nitrous Oxide Shortage
Which means a lack of canned whipped cream and legal highs this holiday season.
Why Were British Police Selling Laughing Gas on eBay?
It looks like the police were selling laughing gas for profit through the same legal loophole that dealers use.
Memes Mediate an Artist's Trip to the Dentist
“Laughing Gas” is on view a part of Made In L.A at the Hammer Museum.
What Are Whip Its? The Side Effects and Dangers of Doing Them
Whip Its, also known as “whippits” and "whippets," can put you to sleep, take away pain, and get you high. But here’s what happens when they go wrong.
Tabloid Scare Stories About Drugs Actually Make People Buy More Drugs
When the tabloids write horror stories about drugs such as mephedrone or laughing gas, searches for how to buy those drugs go through the roof.
What This Year's Global Drug Survey Tells Us About Drug Use in the UK
SPOILER: We're really, really into NOS.
Will Anyone Actually Bother to Enforce the Laughing Gas Ban?
Now that NoS has officially been banned, will this be the summer it starts to disappear from the streets?
Gabriel Agbonlahor Must Be Held Accountable After Massive Surge In “Hippy Crack” References
The scourge of society, a plague on our youth, hippy crack is back – and it’s all Gabby Agbonlahor’s fault.
We Made the Rounds with a Whippits Dealer
Before the UK's Psychoactive Substances Act makes his business too risky to pursue, a British nitrous oxide dealer invited us to accompany him on his rounds.
I Tried Laughing Gas Therapy to See if It Could Dull My Traumatic Memories
A neuroscientist at University College London is studying whether or not NOS can help people forget distressing events, so I volunteered to be one of his guinea pigs.
Psychologists Showed People a Traumatic Film Then Gave Them Laughing Gas
What's a good analogue for real psychological trauma? Watching Gaspar Noé's 'Irréversible.'
NOS Balloons, Shotter Bags and Squat Parties: Understanding the New Urban British Teenager
People say subculture is dead, but they just need to look at the new tribe of teenagers wearing bucket hats and shotter bags, throwing parties in disused depots and inhaling a lot of laughing gas.