MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — West Virginia University issued a notice on Monday warning the campus community of an increase in injuries from “inhalant abuse.” Nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, is a drug ...

An old drug has taken on new popularity — and it has doctors concerned. “We walk into the president's chambers (at the fraternity) … and there’s three dudes carrying, like, Butane tanks,” Hurley said.

Nitrous oxide canisters and balloons for inhaling. Photo courtesy Cleveland Clinic Whippets, inhalant drugs also known as “laughing gas” or nitrous oxide, have become increasingly popular among ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- A common baking tool has another use as an inhalant drug, and city and county leaders in the South Bay want the public to be aware of the damages it causes. "Whip-its" are ...

Inhalant drug use has become a silent epidemic. Why? Parents are out of the loop. Approximately 1 in 10 eighth, 10th and 12th graders have used an inhalant, which can include everyday office, school ...

KERRVILLE, Texas — The Kerrville Police Department issued a warning to parents about the dangers of “Galaxy Gas” posing a health risk to young people. Officials say “whippets,” or inhalant drugs, ...

Inhalant use had been declining since 1995, when the Partnership for a Drug-Free America began an anti-inhalant media campaign. "Research has found that even a single session of repeated inhalant ...

St. Louis County, MO jury decided the cost of deliberate indifference was $ 745,000,000. United Brands has for decades marketed and sold nitrous oxide (a food propellant) to places like Coughing ...

Researchers revealed that huffing among 12-year-olds has become more popular than some illegal street drugs-- and the inhalants are legal and commonly found in most homes. The federal Substance Abuse ...