Woman who suffered paralysis from whippets wants to warn others

A Detroit woman says she was paralyzed after doing whippets. She is now learning to walk again and talking about what happened in hopes of educating others.
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[@Robinsnest219]

Did anyone else click on this to find out what the heck a whippet is, or just me?

[@jillenegirvan4664]

Yep

[@majida70]

Yup!

[@csn24x]

Never heard of it

[@ysl23addidasq]

@@csn24xI did whippets before . I was 15 1/2 . Google an image they are like little tiny metal things that have nitrous oxide . Also she said she did it from balloons. I can confirm the warehouses would let me pull up and fill a tank at 16 years old with no questions asked. I’ll never do it again

[@lisav.9414]

I thought it was a kind of dog!! 🤣🙄

[@krispedersen2335]

A good reporter would have introduced the audience to the subject before just assuming the un-drug-involved public would actually know wtf a "whippet" was!

[@vanessalewis1023]

I thought it was a exercise like yoga lol

[@notthepolice1705]

They probably thought that since it has been around for a couple of decades now, most people knew.

[@lareeweatherman8309]

No shit!

[@outofthewildernesschannel]

I didn’t know either 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@nooa69]

​@@vanessalewis1023I was thinking the dog breed lol

[@JodyLSumrall]

Whippets and poppers were HUGE in the disco club scene. And yes I was there. The 70s were a party all the time! Amazed I still walk the earth.

[@quitaulla1569]

Bad for the earth. 😄✌️

[@rosemarysullivan484]

She seems like such a lovely person. I wish her continued healing. It is so kind of her to share something that must be so painful in order to help others.

[@eileenmcdonald1599]

She has learned a very serious lesson.

[@user-fb5hv2mi9y]

She's not a lovely person. She's a stupid ass! Why would anyone do this to themself?

[@arfriedman4577]

Living with brain damages is horrible. Your brain cells and synapses are dead or rerouted causing chaos in your body. Corresponding organs to your dead brain cells and synapses don't work properly or are dead. The pain is excruciating at times. Your brain feels over loaded and weird because it's not functioning properly. You don't feel parts of your body or body functions,, you can't regulate your body temperature, you may have to force yourself to eat because you have no desire to eat, drink, be hungry, be full or satisfied. There's a lot more I didn't write. Her situation may be different.

[@UGuessin]

This is why addicts continue doing what they do because someone is always saying they’re kind people even after they’ve robbed you of your money for their vices.

[@userused3199]

I'm a retired vet technician. I thought this was going to be about a contagion from a dog breed whippets.

[@zoefloreus7066]

Same. They're such cute dogs. I was really confused.

[@KlingonCaptain]

I 100% thought that it was going to be about a dog attack.

[@robindaniels2987]

Me too😰🐾🐾

[@sugarfootglass]

I thought so too and was really confused.

[@EricaEarth]

I thought it was some kind of form of pilates exercise.

[@Jeff-xy7fv]

I never knew a whippet was anything other than a breed of dog. That's what I thought this story was about before I watched it.

[@jmlewis435]

Yes, me too! I’m like how did a dog cause the injury?

[@sharonamara9718]

@@jmlewis435 I only know Whippet Puppies. I guess I'm dumb. However, not as stupid as the stupid idiots who will try anything to get "high".

[@imetaboyiusedtoknow8308]

Me as well .

[@garycallihan4206]

I thought it was something related to Devo.

[@dyoung2739]

I thought the exact same thing.

[@TaylorTiree]

Very brave of this lady to share this warning. Wishing her well soon ❤️🇬🇧

[@mobates89]

I loved intervention growing up. They truly educated us on the reality of drugs. I watched an episode where a young girl in college started inhaling duster spray for the nitrous oxide. All that nitrous oxide to the brain is definitely dangerous. Thankful she has learned a valuable lesson in the process.

[@myidentityisinjesus8880]

They should have started the whole thing with explaining what it is. Edit, I did look it up

[@notthepolice1705]

It’s been around for a couple of decades, so they probably thought most people knew.

[@nooa69]

​@@notthepolice1705most people aren't junkies soooo....

[@notthepolice1705]

@@nooa69 Yeah not sure about your point, however you do not have to be a junkie to know current events. Just put the TikTok down, and know what’s going on in your own neighborhood for a change.

[@nikkibest5010]

​@@nooa69 You not knowing just shows what a dork you were in high school 😂

[@jennifer7648]

​@@nikkibest5010Actually it sounds like the ones who know what they are and use them are the dorks.

[@briannadickson2884]

Thought she was going to give an account of how her whippets attacked her out of nowhere!

[@sherriefarrand8553]

She did ma'am . She got out of bed and dropped to the floor then she realized she couldn't move to get up. That's how it all started.

[@alabamaman1372]

Whippets yelled “this is Cool Whip country”

[@jessicakruger7]

Same here 😂

[@kimgo4518]

@@sherriefarrand8553yeah, after having been addicted to a drug habit for years. It was not an arrack out of nowhere, that was a long time coming.

[@zer0gravity184]

HaHa! I thought she was attacked by dogs too. I had no idea it was something that pertains to self-abuse that deteriorates the central nervous system.

[@user-sf8vo2oy4w]

GOD Bless her for her honesty and may she have a full recovery.

[@samanthacrump1976]

Her honesty????

[@Alicia_W413]

@@samanthacrump1976sharing her story ,which she was not obligated to do, to hopefully save lives.

[@SquishyF]

@@Alicia_W413 The usual suspects always look for a free pay day thats why shes shared

[@cathyanderson5654]

Imagine that, nothing to do all day every day except getting messed up. Good grief.

[@QbutNotTheQ]

Wippit is nitrous oxide Whippet is a dog

[@MizrahiChick]

I was so confused until I read that . I was thinking " worms " , as they can be neurotoxic , she caught worms and then .

[@paulettebarrow9791]

@Q, TY

[@anterpants]

The canisters are for whipped cream, so Whip-it!. It's literally a brand.

[@SleepyDragon-ir6lj]

Food grade n2o. Nitrous oxide. Causes auditory hallucinations.visual abberrations. Stupor and delirium. Hippie crack is a term ive heard. Its a gross high btw. There is industrial grade as well in those ballons at music shows. So just stay away. Good way to get robbed or fall and bust your head! Seen many a greenthumb go to ER. Just say no thanks. Roll a joint.

[@mb9662]

It’s a hard “h” in Whhhippet

[@christinesimpson2976]

Value your body people.

[@tshaffer9681]

It's the only vehicle your soul gets to travel in this life.

[@traybern]

If NOT…..WHY should WE?????

[@jonnyfendi2003]

She was like “nah i need dem whippets”

[@EternalKorvo]

I love weed ❤️

[@Msfeathers7]

It's the only one you will have.

[@jbaby007]

Dang people still doing whippets!?!? That’s crazy. I remember people doing this when I was growing up and thought how stupid it was. I hope she gets better and I’m glad she’s spreading the word.

[@detroitdizthepoet313]

I work at a smoke shop that sells atleast 50 tanks a day or more.. whenever people ask about them I tell them don’t do it but there is a big percentage of people who buy them everyday! They are supposed to be banned in a couple months

[@thehapagirl92]

Glad they’re going to be banned

[@katjay3125]

Years ago I knew this chick who used to do wippets all the time and always was trying to force it on me to get me to do it telling me it was harmless and I refused .... I'm glad I wasn't an idiot....

[@bloodlove93]

in all technicality nothing is entirely safe and harmless, since i was born I've seen several stories of people dying from drinking too much water in too short a time period,like that wee for a wii contest a ways back. some things just take less, but nothing is just universally, unambiguously, absolutely perfect, it's just not possible to have infinite anything and not have an issue.

[@texican512]

I’ve done whippets and don’t get the hype. I get the feeling of it but like why would you constantly choke out your brain of oxygen for some lame high? 😒 people are just that bored I guess

[@Ch4rlz_ThA_Princ3]

​@@texican512 its a pretty awesome high if you get the pure stuff. Biggest drawback is that you feel SO FRIGGIN depressed within 60 seconds of stopping.

[@gretaholmes783]

Exactly. Ketamine is a General anesthesia drug! Perfectly safe in the duration & frequency of SURGERY. Now DENTISTS REFUSE to use nitrous oxide when they SHOULD!

[@Justic3PourTous]

What a terrible & dangerous person. Thank goodness you trusted yourself more

[@supertuber120]

I clicked on this thinking, "A whippet isn't a big dog. How could it do that much damage?"

[@iona6286]

Me too 🤣

[@borrowtopfan]

Lol

[@herbetard2604]

🤣🤣

[@janetmiller2980]

Me four

[@HayleysComet3]

They said they did it all day every day. No job?

[@marianneporter26]

Very brave of her to come out publicly. Hope this helps others not to do partake. Even if you don’t suffer paralysis, it definitely affects your brain negatively.

[@SadReality-gw4rf]

"I never stopped for three years......" I really lost all degree of sympathy at that point

[@alexanderwalle3568]

Baskin-Robbins banned Leticia.

[@andrewj4426]

Well, she's going public to warn others. everyone deserves a second chance.

[@nicolelewis6312]

It's called addiction.

[@adahkopacko7304]

…And she’d still be doing it today but she couldn’t get to the store

[@alexanderwalle3568]

Amazon's got nitrous oxide--for whipped cream hobbyists.

[@nancybrouse5070]

The stupidity of people never ceases to amaze me.

[@lindanorris2455]

and the freakin' pink hair!

[@xlkarma8446]

Do you overeat? Drink too much caffeine? Drink? Apathy? Smoke? iPhone addicted

[@never2muchluther803]

​@@xlkarma8446, sorry, not the same. She did this out of curiosity and thought it would be a fun high? Thankfully, she'll probably recover and maybe learn a valuable lesson?

[@havad3938]

@@xlkarma8446 Thank you for pointing out to her...."judge not lest ye be judged."

[@louisgiardina8918]

Play stupid games win stupid prizes

[@emilyfeagin2673]

I’m glad she spoke out. Hopefully she saved others from a similar fate I wish her well and hope she recovers

[@eileenmcdonald1599]

Sadly many will now try it.

[@saltfarmer4008]

​@@eileenmcdonald1599no, the smart ones will realize for the price of a can they can buy a joint and get high and not be as screwed up afterwards.

[@Pinsyl]

​@@eileenmcdonald1599You're so right!

[@JetJ321]

I wondered what she did with a Whippet to end up paralyzed. Then I wondered what must have happened to the poor dog!

[@sharonsimonic9646]

Come on..if you watched the video you would know what it’s about.

[@JetJ321]

Lol ya think? I was talking about the title.

[@sharonsimonic9646]

@@JetJ321 sorry, bout that.

[@me-pz5yi]

Many folks were wondering that same thing, based on the title. Confusing.

[@winterblossom4446]

Thank you for sharing your story to help other people 🙏💌

[@modelgoth]

I refused to use this when in the nightclub scene in 2009-2010. Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, messes with the vitamin B12 system and through that pathway can cause serious neurological problems. People who are not getting sufficient vitamin B12 due to diet or absorption issues would be even more affected. How many people even know their baseline B12 status before using this? This is a serious drug with serious consequences for human health, and I've been saying that since 2010. I'm so glad she is raising awareness! I hope she has a speedy recovery.

[@user-rg2hj7ex6p]

You have just made aware and possibly saved lives. 😊

[@awitness4jehovah]

@@user-rg2hj7ex6p Thank you for saving me having to look it up. I was wondering why she had such a severe experience. I did whippets back in the day, and didn't have such an experience. I did cut myself off, though, when I realized I was killing myself (My experience was unlike others, so I looked up why. It was before Google so info was limited but what I did find wasn't good.)

[@NiaLaLa_V]

Weird. You take a jab at vegans but not humans over 50? The most b12 deficient group?

[@rebeccagarner2576]

YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT!!!

[@lineup1837]

The government needs to stop these local gas stations from selling these kinds of dangerous drugs. It's no reason for them to have on their self. And they can't say they don't know what they using it for. The foreigners who live here and own gas stations sell various kinds of drugs.when people open illegal smoke shops, they get shut down by cops. But the gas stations never get shut down or raided. But if you buy the drug and the police see you, they arrest you. Businessmen selling illegal drugs and to the children in the community. It's like the police are in cohoots

[@user-zl1fz4qm3f]

thas why u dont do drugs to begin with. nothing good ever comes from that.

[@Shadowman-1960]

What about heroin?

[@Sub-If-You-Are-Against-Zionism]

​@@Shadowman-1960meth addicts strung out on fentanyl with computer duster are the worst

[@DavidRowbotham-gu7kz]

What about your dentist.

[@Shadowman-1960]

@@DavidRowbotham-gu7kz He has pure cocaine.

[@MalinoisMadness888]

If only it were that easy, right??

[@billsmith2212]

Around 1982 I went to a Tubes concert . Some were doing Whip-its outside ! Great Show ! 😅😂

[@gary-rr7jp]

Winterland?

[@billsmith2212]

@@gary-rr7jp Stony Brook University on Long Island . Totally insane , huge show with dancers and props ! I spoke to Fee after a show a few years back . He remembered the show . Great group . They are NOT cooked or burnt out . Nice guys .

[@gary-rr7jp]

@@billsmith2212 I always thought they were underrated. Great music and a show all in one. Wish I could've seen them back then.

[@PhilLesh69]

Whippets are a breed of dog. This story is about *_whip-its._* As in the chargers for making whipped cream made by ISI. The founder of Zappos got into a nitrous binge during the summer of 2020 and somehow locked himself inside his mansion and it caught fire and he burned to death. Afterwards the singer Jewel published a letter she had written to him expressing her concerns for his safety because his behavior had become stranger and stranger over the weeks or months that he binged on nitrous oxide. The weird thing is that I also got into a binge of whip-its At the same time period during the lockdown. I was ordering the 100 packs at about $40 or $50 a box, and I was going through several 100 packs a week. I always thought the lack of oxygen and the different gas simply made you feel dizzy and euphoric. But apparently it's a dissociative drug that actually messes around with endogenous morphine production or opioid receptors. Its probably just as dangerous as heroin or opium.

[@jeanettesledge5490]

Ive never heard of this 😮

[@juliejohnson3835]

It's sold in culinary supply stores, cartridges that are loaded into gadgets that make whipped cream, etc. Anything you need to add air to. Or.....you can huff it. The same thing people do when they huff spray paint, air fresheners, etc. It's the accelerant.

[@bigislander72]

There intended to charge whipped cream canisters but are often sold in tobacco spots conveniently alongside balloons and special "crackers" to puncture the cartridges.

[@tja3495]

@@juliejohnson3835 TY, I was wondering how it was sold, I thought it was only for balloons? Is this the same product used to inflate balloons?

[@The_New_Abnormal_World_Order]

It causes B12 deficiency which damages the nerves. The damage can be irreversible.

[@loverainthunder]

Scary

[@cynthiaholland13]

Oh wow

[@johnkeo358]

B12 deficiency can also cause psychosis

[@cruzmalibu4361]

I gave my whippet some wippits while listening to DEVO’s “Whip It” 😳

[@sharonevans1257]

My prayers for a speedy recovery ❤

[@ronmann2755]

Nitrous oxide aka laughing gas is deadly. In the late 70's a dentist's son took a tank of laughing gas from his father's dental office. The son and some friends got into a car and opened the canister releasing the gas. They eventually laughed themselves to death. Because even though you're breathing you're breathing the gas not oxygen thus suffocating your body of the life needed oxygen. That's why dentists who administer laughing gas never give 100% laughing gas but a per centage of oxygen and gas.

[@jeanettesledge5490]

Thanks for the info

[@Rflower1]

Wow

[@reign.ginacaranofan6671]

😮🤯

[@streamingnowstreamingnow2568]

Jokers smile gas comes to mind.

[@notthepolice1705]

Absolutely, usually 73:30, some can depending on the situation give 50:50.

[@skeezix8156]

These have been around since the 70’s. Didn’t know people were still doing this

[@ChicoTheMan69]

I see cases of those cartridges thrown out by frat boys. 👦 Cases and cases.

[@user-rg2hj7ex6p]

Late 90s we thought we were onto some big secret.

[@patronsaintofpoison]

Yeah, nitrous oxide is generally safe and this only happened because she did them EVERY DAY

[@johnmusser8925]

Whippits are food grade nitrous....medical nitrous available at festivals..jam band concerts

[@LatashaRussaw-oh3lv]

How do you whippet?

[@jonisonsalla6786]

Praying for your recovery 🕊️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼

[@ritaking8827]

Oh my gosh I had no idea this was even a thing! I had no idea people even did this. I hope she gets better.

[@daynasafranek7807]

Proud of her for having the courage to warn others about this. It can’t be an easy thing to discuss with strangers, but it’s an important message she has. ❤

[@blazel462]

Common sense actually

[@lbar9720]

For having the courage to tell others not to get high off of toxic gas??

[@CallMeErie]

@daynasafranek7807 I agree with you. If you admit one little flaw or failing on the internet, thousands of people will take great pleasure in eviscerating you. It took bravery and compassion for her to tell her story and warn others.

[@zoyadulzura7490]

@@blazel462 Common sense is a fuzzy thing. When you're young and the people around you are all doing something they say is fun, and no immediate negative repercussions are visible, you might be drawn into it. Alcohol is also terrible for you, and so is vaping, high heels, etc., but those things are still considered largely socially acceptable, even expected for some things. I hope she makes a full recovery, and I hope that people who don't understand the danger listen to her message.

[@blazel462]

@@zoyadulzura7490 she is not that young. And common sense would be when a person, young or old, questions an activity like inhaling unknown gas into their body, regardless of who is doing so around them.

[@christinemerritt974]

I was doing this just one year ago with my friend. He had them ready every Saturday for me. Thank God that person is out of my life❤.

[@margaret4807]

AMEN 🙏 GOD BLESS

[@TheAkahai]

You could also of used your brain and just said no, people need to take responsibility for their own stupidity dont blame others.

[@joeskill4663]

@@TheAkahaihe did use his brain, that’s why he got that trashy person out of his life..🤷‍♂️

[@MsCrissell]

@@TheAkahai While I agree that ultimately the responsibility is hers, excluding negative influencers from your life does increase the likelihood of making good choices.

[@christinemerritt974]

@@MsCrissell yes…birds of a feather fly together…or basically …..you Will Become Who You Hang Out With. You cannot be Friends With Evil Without Becoming Evil Yourself.

[@judyledbetter3915]

😢💔 Prayers For Her. God Bless 💗🙏

[@TheRazorTongue]

I hope she makes a full recovery.

[@shawnjackson9337]

First time hearing about drug whippet. Tf????

[@scottrevia1611]

@@eepinwillowthank you so much. I read 50 comments and still didn’t know what she did

[@erynlasgalen1949]

I heard it mentioned about thirty years ago. It seemed dangerous even back then.

[@AldousHuxley7]

Aka hippie crack. If the tanks hissing the hippies are stampeding. Theres an actual nitrous mafia too.

[@fauxque5057]

​@@scottrevia1611I liked her interview. They brought it in balloons, then 2 years later they had cans. Kinda puts her NO2 abuse into perspective. This wasn't a one party night gone bad. This was a 2 year huffer whose abuse finally caught up with them.

[@gilwood7530]

ITS WHIPPED TOPPING GAS

[@lorip1435]

People go to school for 12 years and learn nothing.

[@yellowbird5411]

Because we don't teach what kids should learn about life and what's on the street. It would be interesting to be a fly on the wall in a high school classroom to see exactly what goes on in our schools. But that's been that way for years. Warnings against drugs, alcohol or sex was not taught many years ago, either. They didn't talk about unwanted pregnancy, driving without a license, crime, prison or sexually transmitted diseases. They never talked about broken marriages or child support, abusive spouses or mental illnesses. They taught us history, geometry and algebra, geography, musical instruments, government, home economics (cooking/sewing), art appreciation, French, composition and physical education (running, exercise). Nothing for the real world. No classes on smoking and how it destroys lungs, or alcoholism. Nothing on how to save money, how to invest or how to buy real estate. There are rudimentary classes that would help kids navigate life. I wish I could have had the classes I mentioned.

[@hunniedtea]

Yeah I never learned what a whippet was

[@emilyfeagin2673]

It doesn’t matter what you learn in school. It matters what you see in the home. Parents are the prime educator of a child

[@lorip1435]

@@emilyfeagin2673 Silly response considering the fact the a child spends more hours in a day at a public institution rather than at home.

[@rockon8174]

That's the point of public school!

[@trixiec4880]

Prayers for her full recovery.

[@contessachristabella259]

God Bless her with a full recovery.

[@Taureanfitness]

I'm 41 now, but I remember back in the 90s.This was a big thing, and a lot of kids were doing it.I am so happy that I never tried it.

[@yungnsurly]

Do you remember back when kids were taking those Trumpet flowers and boiling them down with like Ramen and they sometimes died from it or barely survived after they were taken to the hospital? It doesn't seem like much fun taking something that you know might kill you.

[@jeanneparisot237]

@@yungnsurly Oh, you mean like cigarettes and alcool ? lol

[@yungnsurly]

@@jeanneparisot237 Guess the cigarettes and alcohol can sometimes take a little longer than Trumpet flower Ramen. LoL!

[@habibio4085]

The 80s too. They were in small metal containers. I watched my crazy friends do them.

[@NiaLaLa_V]

@@yungnsurly Gypsum. My grandma had a garden full of it that she had to protect from the neighbor teens.

[@nonpoc6917]

It took 3 years to stop and she only stopped because her body made her. I'm not innocent of doing it but people get wiser, eventually.

[@cornyconnie.]

Generally it takes something extreme for any of us to gain that wisdom, no matter what the lesson or situation may be! As my mom used to tell me: "Pain goes to the brain"! And she was right about that!

[@scottbivins4051]

She's great I hope she fully recovers. In my prayers.

[@gilwood7530]

Anyone else drain a can of whipped cream air in a grocery store then stumble around laughing ??? 70s and 80 s were a blast

[@delvondra4861]

Play stupid games 🎯 win stupid prizes 😮

[@jamesflynn10]

Keep in mind, the reason they use this in whipped cream is that is softens it up, breaks apart the fatty molecules. It can freeze the lungs too, so not a good idea to mess around with.

[@coshyno]

You are not supposed to inhale it directly from the can unless you are this ignorant.

[@mirnacollins6514]

Wow, are you a chemist??? Did not know what whippet is or used for...

[@fauxque5057]

I'll tell my dentist you said so.

[@freeagentangler5159]

I hope she recovers and lives a better life. We just never know what people go through that got them to this point. God bless her.

[@sister7465]

It's so sad that it took becoming paralyzed for her to get her wake up call. I hope she she heals and recovers well. I hope her road to sobriety is smooth and she is able to help others kick addiction in the future. Stay strong mam. You've got this. I did not know what a whippet was ( other than a dog) before I saw this story. The news dropped the ball by not explaining what it was before they started the story.

[@jujub4553]

So many people in the comments saying they thought this new piece was about whippet dogs, i was the opposite, I never even knew there was a dog breed called whippet. I knew it was about huffing

[@dentalnovember]

I can’t believe people are so cruel that they huff those poor miniature greyhounds.

[@undertow2142]

@@dentalnovemberwait so this story is about tiny buses?

[@th1s1kat]

same here. 😆

[@whistlingsage9817]

Why brag about that?

[@KlingonCaptain]

Wippit is huffing. Whippet is a dog. The video misspelled its title.

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

I thought a group of whippet dogs attacked her. never heard of such a thing as a drug term. i guess thats because I DONT hang around with people who DO drugs, and thats why i dont DO drugs at all, not even commercial drugs. BE CAREFUL who you decide as your friends, folks. THINK smart; DECIDE smart, say NO, and walk away, never to return, or you will go down the road of NO RETURN, to your own demise.

[@justmejenny7986]

Lol. You're delusional. And this is something high school kids do. Which are now teachers, nurses, police detective, oral surgeon and tow truck business owner.

[@justmejenny7986]

So dramatic

[@dentalnovember]

Dare to say NO! Users are losers and losers are users. ~McGruff the dog.

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

SO TRUE !!! @@dentalnovember

[@cornyconnie.]

Maybe you never fell victim to the drug game but none of us is perfect! NOT ONE!!!

[@trewthe]

Everyone i knew did whippets back in the late 80's,but i have never heard of this before,i hope she gets better,very cool of her to share her story!

[@simplyshannon19]

Bless her heart

[@jeromeburdine966]

I knew instantly what it was. Worked at a nursing home decades ago where there was a teenaged girl who was basically a vegetable from a whippet. I always thought of them using whipped cream cans to do it. Didn't realize anyone did these anymore!

[@ugk26]

There’s a story of a guy that did this. He was huffing nitrous every day for years as well. What happened to him is he had nerve damage. So he was just in constant, horrible pain all over his body. His extremities were the worst. Hope the guys ok now.

[@chalabrooks5433]

Oh man! That's horrible to deal with.😞 Yes, praying he is doing better and got some relief.

[@victorgiddens5612]

I hope your recovery matches your personal goals. Grace and God be with you.

[@1motomanic]

Took three years to realize maybe this wasn't a good 💡.

[@dwaynesmith9482]

It’s Nitrous Oxide by itself or sucked out of Cool Whip canisters for anyone curious

[@brendanakers7294]

It’s nitrous by itself all the gas station in Detroit sold it

[@dwaynesmith9482]

@@brendanakers7294 ya Steve o was massively addicted to whip its

[@sayjay26]

Yeah a Niece of mine was doing that, she had my mother believing she was just eating the whipped crème.

[@Majorforeva]

Say No To Drugs 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@l.antoinetteanderson3736]

Yes! Including the 'legal' types: The Medical Establishment Pharmaceuticals.

[@yungnsurly]

Ummm, drugs are bad, um kay.

[@KlingonCaptain]

Say no to dogs...

[@Sabrina-tv3gl]

I hope she is doing well now. May God heal you.

[@goodmedicine2600]

That is heartbreaking!

[@Pippi-Longstocking]

It’s a sad day when a reporter assumes everyone knows what a whippet is (and not the dog) but had to explain what a pap smear (from another news story) is. This is great article. Both ladies and the doctor are well spoken. Thank you for speaking out.

[@mabt4223]

or like cops assuming everyone they stop has contraband in the car.😮😢🤪🤪

[@briansmyla8696]

But that's the thing. It's not a whippet. "Whip-it" is the brand name of the cartridges. Journalists are lazy, ignorant and uneducated these days. They don't do any work, they just google, cut and paste.

[@eileenmcdonald1599]

So some will decide to try this. Might not be a great thing to give them more stupid challenge ideas.

[@eileenmcdonald1599]

Many of you are more lazy. Do your own research.

[@briansmyla8696]

@@eileenmcdonald1599 Problem is, they get paid to be accurate.

[@christinemerritt974]

I pray for this woman❤ Please help her recover Heavenly Father.

[@judithshelton5655]

Keep working, you can get through this! ❤

[@carmelcapricorn7701]

Prayers. Healing.🌺🪮👑

[@indigocheetah4172]

A friend of my brother's inhaled nitrous oxide from a balloon when he was 19. Tragically, his trachea went into spasm, nothing could be done to save him. Hopefully, the video brings awareness of the deadly outcome of inhalation of toxic materials.

[@BlvckHouzWyf_Inc]

What did she expect to happen???? Smh. Shes far too grown to have not known better.

[@HisbeautifulTruth-nl1ch]

She only expected to get high, not become paralyzed. Have some compassion.

[@palepride7530]

@@HisbeautifulTruth-nl1chhave some for white people

[@HenriettaHudson-we4wv]

UNFORTUNATELY, SOME PEOPLE HAVE TO LEARN THE HARD WAY.

[@coolbreeze5683]

She got addicted to it. Some people seek a high thinking it'll either take them away from their problems or they're trying to off themselves. They don't consider the fact that it could leave them paralyzed or with permanent neurological damage they have to live with for the rest of their lives. I would say there should be more education on this but people who are willing to try substances usually already know the risks and do it anyway.

[@shaffergirl1732]

@@HisbeautifulTruth-nl1chas if she didn’t know drugs are a bad thing? How many times does she have to be told?

[@summerstate1146]

THANK YOU, Leticia for putting this informstion out there. I have No Idea ehat whippets are but im gonna search and see what they are.

[@ANGELLIVES]

Wow! That's crazy! People try any and everything to escape reality. I hope she recovers fully.

[@user-bd3xu8cj7i]

Glad she's okay. I hope she can walk again soon

[@brittenyevans1101]

Jesus, I hope she can make a speedy recovery

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

DONT use Gods holy name as a swear word/expletive.

[@katjay3125]

Don't blaspheme Jesus or you end up like this idiot

[@TheAlgomalo]

@@Lauren-vd4qeIt’s not your place to tell anyone what to do based on your silly fairy tale beliefs.

[@samanthacrump1976]

@@TheAlgomaloThats uncalled for.

[@samanthacrump1976]

@@Lauren-vd4qeshe didn’t do that

[@JetJ321]

Perfectly fine & ty

[@Network126]

Wow beautiful woman... 😢

[@meatpopsicle1567]

Asinine: both the lack of information explaining what a whippet is for those unfamiliar with the term and also the idea that inhaling nitrous oxide for entertainment purposes is a good idea. I'd say the ending in this case was rather karmic. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[@k.elysium6819]

This isn't "karma". Karma is something you get for harming someone else. Karma is deserved. She didn't deserve this. Nobody deserves to be paralyzed for experimenting with something like this. If she cut herself while crying would you say it's karma if she developed sepsis and lost multiple limbs? How about if she passed out due to anorexia and got brain damage from her head hitting the pavement? It's no different. Sure, bad things can happen when you aren't good at taking care of yourself but unless you hurt someone, steal or ruin someone's life, you don't deserve karma. My point is, people suffering in hopeless situations should be treated with empathy, not this disgusting kick them while they're down attitude.

[@pica6888]

I didn’t even know whippets were still a thing. I did those in high school like 40 years ago.

[@Crystal-zo4or]

Same! We were really stupid!!!!

[@janetrogers4738]

Thank You for sharing your story to warn others. I've covered deaths from this.

[@luvs-israel]

Many decades ago I had a friend who was a dental assistant in Winnipeg . She worked for a dentist named Dr. Laba and the doctor was addicted to the laughing gas . She would giggle about it because she had caught him huffing . In the end the doctor was sued by multiple patients and lost his dental license to practice .

[@laurieeyebee]

I have always refused to have anything requiring laughing gas.

[@justice4victimseverywhere532]

You live and learn, I'm so glad you're ok. Please don't do that anymore you're very smart and beautiful person and have a lot to offer the world besides this. You're not the only one who makes mistakes we all do. I'm praying for you sister. Stay well

[@user-mg2kf7dt9g]

I clicked because I thought a whippet dog has bitten her and she got a reaction to it!

[@ryansmiley5495]

I can't imagine how someone doesn't hear about this after 60 years

[@thomasmaughan4798]

"I can't imagine how someone doesn't hear about this after 60 years" That's the pond you swim in. Other ponds exist.

[@donskuse2194]

I’m 66 and I’ve never heard of this addiction before. Wow.

[@TaylorHaubrich]

It's not a joke people. I've watched two of my closest friends destroy themselves from air duster. I know whippets are a little different but it still very dangerous.

[@KlingonCaptain]

Wippits. The video misspelled it. A whippet is a race dog. 🐕

[@JudgeJulieLit]

"Air duster" ... you mean an aerosol can of furniture polish, like Pledge? And/or any contents sprayed from an aerosol can, such as hair spray and room scent refresher?

[@juliabouzan1739]

⁠@@JudgeJulieLityes like that but air duster is an actual thing in itself, for blowing dust off computer parts.

[@adahkopacko7304]

Yes, air duster contains propane not nitrous oxide, way worse. People are so foolish

[@Loriannl7]

So brave of her to share her message. Sending her so much love and waves of healing.

[@RobertoLopezstudyis]

I am praying for her that she can walk again. May God help her so that she can walk again!

[@jonathanbryant9855]

As a person with periferial neuropathy we learn that NO in the blood relaxes the arteries and promotes good blood flow. Is this stuff different? N2O? Any ideas?

[@TiffanyWilson-ng4gt]

What is a whippet?

[@derricktrottier6763]

its huffing nitros-oxide (laughing gas)

[@moonbuni59]

Thanks for asking. I thought she was attacked by dogs.

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

its a racing dog, like a mini greyhound.

[@traybern]

WATCH THIS VIDEO, DUMBBELL!!!

[@traybern]

@@derricktrottier6763Hence, we’re LAUGHING at this DOPE!!!

[@Limeydimey]

I was a housekeeper for a hotel that sometimes the rooms would have giant cans or hundreds of little metal bullet shaped cans that said whippets just left behind..I had to google what it was for (whipped cream) it seemed innocent at the time but crazy to think ppl use them to get high‼️

[@2000disneyland]

Hoping others will listen to her warning.

[@regismonkton]

Good luck to Leticia. I'm certainly not going to use whip-its, or any other drug, but I appreciate it that Leticia wants to help bring awareness to others concerning the dangers of misusing nitrous oxide.

[@NotTheFlag1]

this should be in EVERY high school nationwide. Its those canisters sold at shops to give you a helium type high 🙄

[@Walter-wo5sz]

I had anti drug classes back in the 1960s. I think they encouraged as many kids as they discouraged. The teachers have no credibility.

[@survivor648]

Scary. When I was in high school the Peaches record store by the house sold whippets along with the hard rubber balloons and the contraption to load the whippets, attach the balloons, and puncture the cartridge. We hung out on the inter coastal and got whipped in the car. Had I understood how the whippets worked I don’t think I would have done them.

[@LA-rc7cw]

Back in the day in the early 2000's they were doing these at a party. I tried it twice and that was it. Never again, it's crazy to think people would do this daily for years and years.

[@littlejack6123]

Oh my gosh!!! I thought a whippet dog went rogue... Then thought it was a new exercise.. I learned something...and hope the lady will fully recover.

[@HighlandHawkeye]

Back in the late 80's I remember this as being popular on campus. It was done by using a whipped cream charger and a water balloon. They would poke the top open and release it into a balloon for the hit. The experience is like closing ones eyes and falling backwards. Speech sounds super slow instead of fast like helium. It felt like oxygen was sapped from my body. It was terrifying. Everyone said it was harmless, except the warning label when I read it afterwards. It was teachable moment for me...

[@amirhoward3212]

What's wrong with the old fashion way to catch a buzz a blunt and a few beers never would've thought we see a epidemic of balloon heads SMH

[@cornyconnie.]

You gotta be careful with even that nowadays, people be adding fentanyl to everything anymore! It's a shame.

[@rober657]

People have been doing these forever.

[@hunniedtea]

Alcohol has been taking people out for generations

[@cornyconnie.]

@@hunniedtea Amen. As well as causing people to do some f***ed up stuff!!!!

[@bigislander72]

That's what surprises me because I've always felt it was way more benign than either alcohol or mj. Buzz last about 5 minutes then sober again.

[@melissamcclain34]

I had no idea that adults did whippets, I thought it was something teens did. I remember trying them once when i was 15 and never again after that.

[@fauxque5057]

I'm over 50 and will still suck the nitrous out of a whipped cream can.

[@hackskrap]

Thought the same thing!

[@KlingonCaptain]

They do wippits. Whippets are dogs...

[@tracyintexas4743]

Praise God she's sharing her story!

[@LucyMorningstar999]

I thought this was about a whippet dog, didn’t even know what doing whippets was. Good to know, you learn more each day that you live. 😮