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Mothers touched by nitrous oxide addiction bring fight to Congress as House ban proposal gets first hearing
The House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade held a hearing for the Nitrous Oxide Safety Act, introduced by Rep. Kevin Mullin, which aims to ban retail sales of nitrous oxide while allowing medical and culinary use. Two mothers, Gerrie Gray-Benedi and Julia Charleston, who lost loved ones to nitrous oxide addiction, advocated for the bill during the hearing.
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