Teens are on cloud high.
Get a whiff of this. A company that sells flavored whippets for culinary use has found a fanbase among the Gen Z clout chasers of TikTok — and they’re not baking cakes.
Galaxy Gas sells food-grade nitrous oxide, aka laughing gas, to the general public, 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 nitrous products.
In some states, including New York, customers are required to be at least 21 to purchase. But before the ostensible crackdown, there were seemingly few barriers to purchase, such as an age limit or wholesale license requirement when purchased via Amazon or Walmart.
In a disclaimer on the company’s site, they state that “intentional misuse or inhalation of contents is prohibited and poses a serious health hazard.”
Galaxy Gas has not returned The Post’s request for comment.
Inhaling N₂O can cause lightheadedness, headaches, nausea, mild euphoria and hallucinations while prolonged use can lead users to develop depression, psychosis, memory loss, muscle spasms, tinnitus and numbness.
Despite the harmful side effects, youngsters are attempting to go viral by uploading evidence of their dangerous substance abuse on TikTok with some claiming that huffing Galaxy Gas had put them in the hospital.
In a clip online posted by @fearedbuck, an ostensible group of high school students can be seen flagrantly inhaling gas from a blue container in the middle of a classroom.
“In school hitting Galaxy Gas,” the video text overlay read.
As one young man pulls the tip from his mouth, he calls out, “Yo, what the f-ck!” in a cartoonishly deep voice. He then fumbles backward, ultimately losing his balance and hitting the ground. Despite his unsettling plunge, peers around him are laughing at his reaction.
“Many social media challenges are just outright dangerous. It is critical that parents and
educators talk to teens about the risks involved,” Dr. MaryAnn Amirshahi, one of our Medical Directors at National Capitol Poison Center told The Post.
Tris Angel, a rapper who runs @tris..angel online, showed his followers how participating in the act allegedly sent him to the hospital.
“Stop taking Galaxy Gas y’all look at me,” he captioned the clip as he’s lying down in a hospital bed.
The Post reached out to Angel for comment.
The trend reportedly originated with a self-proclaimed Atlanta, Georgia influencer. In a video with nearly 7 million view on X, he inhales the Galaxy Gas inside a restaurant and introduces himself as “Lil-T Man” and where he’s from in a strangely deep voice.
His introduction sparked a trend of TikTokkers reenacting the video, mocking his deep voice by inhaling the Galaxy Gas containers.
“Inhaling nitrous oxide outside of medical settings can be dangerous and even deadly, particularly when used heavily,” per the American Addiction Centers. “Repeated use of inhalants like nitrous oxide and whippets can also result in addiction.”
Medical critics and peers are calling out Galaxy Gas and nitrous oxide users for manipulating the youth market with splashy ads and juicy flavors, such as watermelon lemonade, tropical punch, blue raspberry, mango smoothie and strawberry cream.
“Marketing them in ways that are attractive or enticing for other uses is not ethical, because misuse of these products can lead to harm,” Dr. Amirshahi told The Post.
