It's sold legally at gas stations and smoke shops in Michigan, and can be used to get high.
New stats released by the Michigan Poison and Drug Information Center show that ER visits for people who used nitrous oxide jumped from 10 to 60 from 2019 to 2023, and 911 response calls increased 420%.
WWJ's Ryan Wrecker spoke with Dr. Andrew King, an addiction medicine specialist at the Detroit Medical Center, about the dangers associated with this substance, also known as "whippets." (Photo: Getty Images)
New stats released by the Michigan Poison and Drug Information Center show that ER visits for people who used nitrous oxide jumped from 10 to 60 from 2019 to 2023, and 911 response calls increased 420%.
WWJ's Ryan Wrecker spoke with Dr. Andrew King, an addiction medicine specialist at the Detroit Medical Center, about the dangers associated with this substance, also known as "whippets." (Photo: Getty Images)
