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Whippets: TikTok's most dangerous trend

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Summary
Nutrition label

56% Informative

Nitrous oxide has been around for centuries and certainly has a place as an anesthetic in dental and certain surgical procedures.

It’s the so-called “laughing gas”; most people don’t laugh, they just stop feeling pain and may get somewhat euphoric.

A recent article in the Journal of Addictive Diseases reported “ three cases of nitrous oxide misuse causing severe, symptomatic cobalamin deficiency”.

Since young people often have a strong interest in the environment, it’s worth pointing out that nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas, with a global warming potential almost 300 times that of carbon dioxide. Perhaps caring for the planet may resonate with them even more than caring for their bodies. Tom Keenan is an award-winning journalist, public speaker, professor in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape at the University of Calgary , and author of the best-selling book Technocreep: The Surrender of Privacy and the Capitalization of Intimacy ..

VR Score

44

Informative language

35

Neutral language

32

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

50

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived