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title: "Legal and Potentially Lethal: The Nitrous Oxide High"
description: Dr. Phil exposes the dangers of nitrous oxide addiction, featuring two women in recovery and a father fighting for sales restrictions.
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# Legal and Potentially Lethal: The Nitrous Oxide High

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### Monday, February 10, 2025

#### Season 1 | Episode 160

Nitrous oxide or laughing gas misuse is a growing epidemic that’s flying under the radar. Dr. Phil exposes the dangerous consequences of this legal high, which is easily accessible to teens and can lead to devastating effects on the body and mind.

Tonight, Dr. Phil sits down with Rachel and Jenna, two young women in recovery from nitrous oxide addiction. They open up about how their misuse of this legal substance left them unable to walk or care for themselves. Jenna’s father shares the heartbreaking impact of his daughter’s addiction, revealing how it pushed him to fight for restrictions on sales of nitrous oxide in his state. Dr. Charles Sophy joins the conversation to explain exactly why the misuse nitrous oxide is so addictive and dangerous, shedding light on the shocking consequences of this seemingly harmless substance. Dr. Phil dives deep into the growing crisis and what parents need to know to protect their kids from this legal high they can get in any gas station. 

 

 

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