Teenagers are in high clouds.
Take a breath of this. A company that sells flavored whips for use in the kitchen has found a fan base among TikTok’s Gen Z influencers — and they’re not baking cakes.
Galaxy Gas sells to the general public food-grade nitrous oxide, called laughing gas, dispensed from stainless steel canisters with an aerosol nozzle for easy flavor infusion into dishes, namely whipped cream.
During The Post’s investigation, the company has since removed all nitrogen products.
In some states, including New York, customers must be at least 21 to purchase. But before the alleged crackdown, there appeared to be few barriers to purchase, such as an age limit or bulk license requirement when buying through Amazon or Walmart.
In a disclaimer on the company’s website, they state that “misuse or intentional ingestion of the content is prohibited and poses a serious health risk.”
Galaxy Gas did not return The Post’s request for comment.
Inhalation of N2O can cause dizziness, headache, nausea, mild euphoria and hallucinations while prolonged use can lead users to depression, psychosis, memory loss, muscle spasms, tinnitus and numbness.
Despite the harmful side effects, young people are trying to go viral by uploading evidence of their abuse of dangerous substances on TikTok, with some claiming that their use of Galaxy Gas landed them in hospital.
In an online clip posted by @fearedbuck, an alleged group of high school students can be seen blatantly inhaling gas from a blue container in the middle of a classroom.
“At school hitting Galaxy Gas,” the video’s text overlay read.
As a young man takes the tip out of his mouth, he exclaims, “Well, what the f-ck!” in a deep cartoonish voice. He then slides backwards, eventually losing his balance and hitting the ground. Despite his worrying decline, peers around him are laughing at his reaction.
“Many social media challenges are simply dangerous. It is important that parents and
educators talk to teens about the risks involved,” Dr. MaryAnn Amirshahi, one of our medical directors at the Capitol National Poison Center.
Tris Angel, a rapper who goes by @tris..angel online, told his followers how taking part in the act sent him to the hospital.
“Don’t take Galaxy Gas and look at me everyone,” he captioned the clip as he lay in a hospital bed.
The post was referred to Angel for comment.
The trend is said to have originated from a self-proclaimed influencer in Atlanta, Georgia. In a video with nearly 7 million views on X, he inhales Galaxy gas inside a restaurant and introduces himself as “Lil-T Man” and from where he is in a surprisingly deep voice.
His introduction sparked a trend of TikTokkers bringing back the video, making fun of his deep voice inhaling Galaxy gas containers.
Inhaling nitrous oxide outside of medical settings can be dangerous and even deadly, especially when used heavily, according to the American Addiction Centers. “Repeated use of inhalants such as nitrous oxide and puffs can also result in addiction.”
Medical critics and peers are calling out users of Galaxy Gas and nitrous oxide for manipulating the youth market with splashy ads and liquid flavors such as watermelon lemonade, tropical punch, blue raspberry, mango smoothie and strawberry cream.
“Marketing them in ways that are attractive or tempting for other uses is unethical because the misuse of these products can lead to harm,” said Dr. Amirshahi for The Post.
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