Recent Examples on the WebCommonly called laughing gas, nitrous oxide is used as a sedative for dental and medical procedures and promotes short-term euphoric and dissociative effects, as the Democrat and Chronicle reported. Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2022 The age limit was enacted nine months ago to curb teens from possibly abusing nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas. David K. Li, NBC News, 29 Aug. 2022 As an alternative to epidurals, some hospitals across the United States are offering nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas. Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022 There are currently a few hundred American hospitals that offer laughing gas for labor. Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022 About 40% of ammonium nitrate — laughing gas's source — comes from Russia. Darius Tahir, CBS News, 3 June 2022 Birth centers generally don’t administer medication to patients, except for laughing gas, Long said.cleveland, 15 Apr. 2022 Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is FDA-approved for use in medical settings to relieve pain. Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2022 Ammonia is toxic to humans and can, during combustion, turn into laughing gas, which is worse for the environment than CO2. Aurora Almendral, Quartz, 19 Oct. 2021 See More