PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - David Warwick sits in his wheelchair, running his hand along his spine as he describes the damage that a year of addiction left behind. “My spine is so depleted. I got lesions all up and down my spine,” he said, his voice carrying the weight of choices that nearly cost him everything.

Warwick had been searching for an escape from work stress and personal struggles when he discovered nitrous oxide, sometimes called “whippets”. What started as occasional relief became a consuming habit that escalated to seven canisters a day and the gaseous chemical began to break down his body. Now, he may never walk normally again.

Warwick’s story represents a growing crisis hiding in plain sight. You’ve encountered nitrous oxide before – as laughing gas at the dentist, superchargi

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