CNN: More than half a million American teens are using inhalants. A doctor explains the dangers



Citing a study from HK Assistant Professor Rachel Hoopsick, CNN reported that social media trends are fueling a dangerous form of substance use among teenagers in the United States involving common household and commercial products, including inhaling nitrous oxide, or laughing gas.

Nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, is turning up in cartridges and balloons for recreational use at parties.  (Corinne Poleij/iStockphoto/Getty Images)

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