Researchers concerned about rise in nitrous oxide misuse, deaths in US

Despite a recent Food and Drug Administration warning against inhaling nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, deaths due to misusing the substance are on the rise in the United States.

Andrew Yockey, University of Mississippi assistant professor of public health, and Rachel Hoopsick, assistant professor of health and kinesiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, are studying the rise of nitrous oxide misuse.

“This is a chemical that is commonly used as a sedative or…

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