Galaxy Gas Gets An FDA Warning

Teen are inhaling flavored nitrous oxide and worrying health officials. PLUS: Andrew Tate gets pulled from Spotify, and "Adolescence" is lauded as great TV.

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In this edition:

• F.D.A. Issues Warning About Galaxy Gas and Other Nitrous Products

• Spotify Takes Down Andrew Tate ‘Pimping’ Podcast After Complaints

• Are Men OK?

• Teenagers Say Girls Are Equal to Boys in School, or Are Ahead

• Adolescence Is One of the Best Shows of the Year

• RFK Jr. Says Measles Vaccine Routinely Causes Deaths. That’s Not True

• No Wonder We're Scared of Screen Time

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F.D.A. Issues Warning About Galaxy Gas and Other Nitrous Products (New York Times)

The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning on Friday that advised consumers against inhaling nitrous oxide products such as Galaxy Gas, Baking Bad, Whip-it! and Miami Magic.

Recreational use of nitrous oxide as a party drug has long been prevalent, but whipped cream charger products such as Galaxy Gas have recently found a young and enthusiastic user base. Experimentation with an intentional misuse of the product has developed into a popular subgenre on social media, with widely shared videos of teenagers inhaling the gas from tubelike canisters of flavors like strawberry cream, tropical punch and vanilla cupcake. The videos have collected millions of views on TikTok, X and YouTube, despite attempts to limit searches for the product. READ MORE

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