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SZA Takes a Stand: R&B Star Confronts Teen Using Whippets, Slams Dangerous Trend
- On May 20, 2025, Grammy-winning singer SZA confronted a teenager using nitrous oxide whippets at an In-N-Out drive-thru in California.
- After observing the increasing misuse of Galaxy Gas, a nitrous oxide product aggressively promoted to Black youth, SZA took a stand and has been vocal about her concerns since September 2024.
- SZA persuaded the teen to discard the whippet canisters in exchange for a photo or video, highlighting the dangerous trend fueled by the substances' childlike branding and easy store availability.
- Health experts warn nitrous oxide misuse can cause nerve damage, vitamin B12 deficiency, and partial paralysis, with SZA stating, "if I can stop this shit for even a second imma try."
- SZA’s intervention and public warnings underscore concerns about insufficient government regulation on nitrous oxide sales and the urgent need to protect children from this emerging drug epidemic.
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SZA Reveals She Had To Bribe A 'Child' Into Throwing Away His 'Whippet Drugs'
Singer SZA has sparked a conversation around drugs being marketed to kids after she revealed in an Instagram story that she got a "child" to throw away his can of whippets by offering to take a photo or video with him. She shared a photo alongside the post, showing a brightly colored canister of Galaxy Gas—commonly known as laughing gas—labeled with a strawberry-banana flavor and packaged as a whipped cream charger. She wrote: “Literally talke…
SZA Takes a Stand: R&B Star Confronts Teen Using Whippets, Slams Dangerous Trend
SZA is once again putting her influence to powerful use, this time to protect the youth from a disturbing trend. Get this, on Tuesday, May 20th, the Grammy-winning singer revealed… The post SZA Takes a Stand: R&B Star Confronts Teen Using Whippets, Slams Dangerous Trend appeared first on .
Recreational nitrous oxide banned by the Santa Ana City Council - New Santa Ana
Santa Ana, CA – In a decisive move to protect public health and safety, the Santa Ana City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance that prohibits the sale and distribution of nitrous oxide on Tuesday, May 20. The ordinance addresses growing concerns over the recreational misuse of nitrous oxide — commonly referred to as “laughing gas” or “whippits” — by closing loopholes in current state law that allow easy access to the gas for non-legitimate …
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