Whippets are small silver canisters that contain pressurized nitrous oxide. But those little canisters can cause big problems.

The name whippet comes from nitrous oxide’s use in reusable whipped cream dispensers often found in restaurants, where it’s ...

SZA shared a post on Instagram Stories where she revealed she stopped a child from doing whippets in exchange for a photo.

In recreational use, whippets involve inhaling nitrous oxide from a canister or balloon to achieve a brief euphoric high, often called "laughing gas." This inhalant causes a rush of dizziness ...

Still, the dangers have not prevented misuse by young people (and perhaps even celebrities) who have recently discovered a product called Galaxy Gas to use for "whippets." Nitrous oxide ...

A 2021 New York state law banned the sale of "whipped cream chargers" to anyone under 21 to crack down on recreational whippet use and prevent the sale of nitrous oxide cartridges.