Another Orange County is looking to introduce restrictions on whippets, with Garden Grove officials eying a ban of the inhalant.
Recreational nitrous oxide, known as “whippets” or “galaxy gas,” can be inhaled to create a high and can lead to “neurological, hematologic [related to blood], and psychiatric complications, including nerve damage and psychosis” if abused, according to the Yale School of Medicine.
This week, city council members voted unanimously on the first reading of the ban, which would prevent nitrous oxide from being sold in the city for recreational purposes – the gas can still be purchased for culinary, medical and vehicular purposes…