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Snapchat ads fuel nitrous oxide use among French youth

A 21-year-old man scrolls through Snapchat ads promoting nitrous oxide, a sedative gas increasingly used by young people in France to get high.

Published Apr 13, 2026, 10:16 AM EDT | WFMZZ

A 21-year-old man was seen scrolling through Snapchat ads that promote nitrous oxide, underscoring how social media is being used to market the sedative known as 'laughing gas.' The gas is increasingly used by young people in France as a recreational high.