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22.05.12
Unconfirmed allegations that actress and producer Demi Moore was dabbling with "whip-its" when she was taken to hospital earlier this week has many wondering what exactly "whip-its" are and why a wealthy Hollywood actress would be dabbling with them.
According to a report on gossip website TMZ, Moore was doing "whip-its" Monday night when she was rushed to hospital. TMZ says a friend of Moore's told paramedics that the actress had gone semi-conscious after inhaling the gas and falling into what appeared to be a seizue.
So what exactly is a "whip-it"? It's the street name for an inhalant that provides an easy though brief high. The inhalant is made of nitrous oxide, commonly known as "laughing gas."
Whip-its are named after the small metal canisters of nitrous oxide that can be used for recharging whipping cream cans. Recreational users sometimes fill balloons with the gas and then inhale the gas repeatedly to get a brief high.
Source: Castanet.net