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"Whippets" is a slang term for nitrous oxide, a gas commonly used in medical settings as a sedative or pain reliever. Here's what parents should know.
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.
Many states have laws regulating the possession, sale, and distribution of nitrous oxide; but these are normally limited to either banning distribution to minors, or setting an upper limit on the amount of nitrous oxide that may be sold without a special license, rather than banning possession or distribution completely.
A whipped cream charger (colloquially called a whippet, nos or nang when used recreationally [1]) is a steel cylinder or cartridge filled with nitrous oxide (N 2 O) that is used as a whipping agent in whipped cream. The narrow end of a charger has a foil covering that is broken to release the gas.
Nitrous oxide "whippets" are small aerosol containers designed for charging whipped cream dispensers. A nitrous oxide "cracker" device, for releasing the gas from whipped cream aerosol chargers. In the United States, possession of nitrous oxide is legal under federal law and is not subject to DEA purview. [ 19 ]
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