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 ...

Sedation dentistry uses medication to manage dental anxiety, ranging from minimal (nitrous oxide) to moderate (oral/IV sedation). It’s distinct from general anesthesia; most forms are “conscious ...

A new study published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics indicates nitrous oxide gas provides a comparable analgesia to IV sedation for patients undergoing colonoscopy. The study examined 623 ...

A Redding doctor is warning officials about the recreational misuse of nitrous oxide after seven people were hospitalized. Inhaling nitrous oxide can deplete vitamin B12, leading to severe health ...

Nitrous oxide (N₂O) is used in medicine for analgesia and anesthesia. It is also used as a propellant for whipped cream canisters. Legally available in many jurisdictions with few restrictions, ...

A Redding doctor is sounding alarms to city officials and health workers about recreational misuse of an old drug that put seven people in the hospital this autumn — five with spinal cord degenerated.