A dangerous drug trend is hiding in plain sight, and a newly filed lawsuit claims that online retail giant Amazon is making money from it.
On May 13, 2026, Freese & Goss, alongside co-counsel at the Corrie Yackulic Law Firm, filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Christopher Good and Elisa Good, the surviving parents of Rylie Good. According to the complaint, Rylie died after prolonged use of nitrous oxide products allegedly purchased through Amazon.
The Amazon Galaxy Gas lawsuit alleges the company used its platform to market large nitrous oxide canisters and related accessories in ways that made recreational use foreseeable, even as reports of severe injuries connected to nitrous oxide continued to grow.
If your family has experienced serious injury, neurological complications, addiction, or the loss of a loved one connected to Galaxy Gas or other nitrous oxide products purchased online, our attorneys are reviewing potential claims nationwide. To speak with the team at Freese & Goss, call (214) 761-6623 or fill out our online form for a free case evaluation.
Read the Filed Complaint PDF Here
What Is Galaxy Gas and Why Is It Dangerous?
Nitrous oxide is a gas that can cause a brief, intense high when people breathe it in. For many decades, people knew it as “laughing gas” at dentist offices or used it in tiny metal capsules to make homemade whipped cream.
However, the market has dangerously shifted. Instead of tiny, plain metal chargers, companies now make massive industrial cylinders. These tanks contain hundreds of times the amount of gas a normal kitchen would ever need.
The Amazon Galaxy Gas lawsuit points directly to a popular brand called Galaxy Gas. These tanks come in bright, flashy colors and taste like childhood treats, such as “vanilla cupcake” and “grape soda”.
These flavors make no sense for actual cooking. In a real bakery, bakers add flavor directly to the cream, not to the gas propellant. Adding flavored gas to food would actually ruin the taste and quality of the dish. As a result, legitimate restaurant suppliers do not sell flavored nitrous oxide tanks. The lawsuit argues that these products are designed specifically to appeal to young people who want to inhale the gas.
A Young Mother’s Decline After Nitrous Oxide Use
Rylie Good was a young mother in her mid-20s living in Georgia. She was very close with her parents and had three young children who now have to grow up without their mom.
According to our findings, Rylie began buying nitrous oxide products for recreational inhalation around October 2023. She continued using them until her untimely death in May 2024. Her Amazon order history shows a clear and alarming pattern of frequent purchases.
Over just a few months, her account ordered numerous flavored Galaxy Gas products. She bought strawberry tanks on back-to-back days in November 2023. She paid hundreds of dollars for large variety packs and ordered flavors like blueberry, vanilla cupcake, blue raspberry, and grape soda.
The legal complaint states that the sheer volume and frequency of these orders could only mean one thing: heavy, daily recreational drug use. No single home cook or professional baker could ever use that much nitrous oxide before the food spoiled.
The physical toll on her body was swift and devastating. In December 2023, just two months after she started using the gas, Rylie was admitted to the hospital. Medical professionals determined that she had developed severe nerve damage and myelopathy. The damage to her nervous system was so extreme that she completely lost her ability to walk independently and had to use a walker for the rest of her life.
By May 2024, she had to seek treatment at Piedmont Hospital, Cartersville, and was later transferred to Summit Ridge Rehabilitation. On May 14, 2024, while staying at the rehabilitation facility, Rylie suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism brought on by her severe physical decline and lack of mobility.
Researchers warn that the country is facing a major public health crisis. In fact, deaths tied to nitrous oxide abuse jumped by more than 500% between 2010 and 2023.
If you or someone you love suffered neurological injuries, addiction, or the loss of a family member after using products like Galaxy Gas, Freese & Goss is reviewing potential cases nationwide. Call (214) 761-6623 or fill out our online form to speak with our team today.
Reported Injuries Named in the Amazon Nitrous Oxide Lawsuit
When doctors use nitrous oxide in a medical setting, they always mix it with at least 30% to 50% pure oxygen. This is because inhaling pure nitrous oxide pushes oxygen completely out of the human body.
When people inhale recreational gas from a tank or a balloon, they breathe it in its pure form without any extra oxygen. This leads to severe oxygen deprivation, also known as hypoxia.
Nitrous oxide is often called “laughing gas,” but the lawsuit describes very serious health risks tied to repeated inhalation.
The medical risks described in this nitrous oxide wrongful death lawsuit are wide-ranging and severe:
- Brain and Organ Damage: Hypoxia can cause permanent damage to the brain, heart, and central nervous system.
- Severe Frostbite: The gas inside these pressurized metal cylinders is incredibly cold. Inhaling it directly can instantly freeze and destroy tissues in the lips, mouth, throat, and lungs.
- Vitamin B12 Deficiency and Paralysis: Chronic use blocks the body’s ability to use Vitamin B12. This strips away the protective coating around nerve cells. It can lead to nerve damage, severe numbness, trouble walking, and even permanent paralysis.
- Sudden Death: Inhaling this gas can trigger heart attacks, seizures, comas, lung collapse, or instant suffocation.
The Amazon nitrous oxide wrongful death lawsuit claims her injuries and death were directly connected to prolonged nitrous oxide inhalation.
Allegations Against Amazon in the Nitrous Oxide Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Amazon is not a typical brick-and-mortar storefront. It is a high-tech surveillance platform that tracks everything its customers do. Amazon’s algorithms record what you search for, how long you look at a page, what you say to your smart devices, and what you buy. The company uses this data to predict your behavior and suggest items to buy.
Our legal complaint alleges that Amazon used this technology to encourage dangerous drug habits. On pages selling large nitrous oxide tanks, Amazon’s “Products related to this item” section frequently promoted specialized plastic nozzles.
These nozzles serve absolutely no purpose in a kitchen. Real whipped cream dispensers already have built-in valves and tips. Instead, these nozzles are used by recreational consumers to vent the gas directly into a balloon or straight into their mouths. To make matters worse, Amazon even promoted nozzles that were candy-flavored to make the gas taste better during inhalation.
Furthermore, the public comment sections on Amazon’s own website were filled with reviews openly discussing the drug culture. Customers left reviews calling it the “best high ever,” talking about “passing it around like candy,” and giving tips on how to use balloons to avoid burning their lips on the freezing metal containers.
Despite all this data, Amazon allegedly did nothing to stop the danger. It did not limit how many tanks a person could buy, it did not block the automated cross-promotion of drug tools, and it failed to send safety warnings to customers who showed obvious signs of addiction.
Even after the FDA issued an official warning in March 2025 advising people not to inhale these products, Amazon reportedly kept selling them without adding clear warnings to its product pages or safety alert sections.
The warnings on the bottles remained small and vague, often just saying “For Food Purposes Only” or “Do Not Inhale,” which failed to communicate that the product could cause permanent brain injury or death.
Talk With Freese & Goss About a Nitrous Oxide Injury or Galaxy Gas Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Rylie Good was not just another name in a court filing. She was a young mother, a daughter, and part of a family now left trying to understand how products openly sold online allegedly contributed to such a devastating outcome.
Lawsuits allege that this was not an isolated problem. As flavored nitrous oxide products like Galaxy Gas continue appearing across social media and online marketplaces, more families are reporting serious neurological injuries, addiction, hospitalizations, and deaths tied to repeated inhalation.
Freese & Goss has recovered more than $1 billion for clients nationwide and handles complex injury and wrongful death litigation involving dangerous products and corporate misconduct.
If your family experienced severe injuries or lost a loved one after using nitrous oxide products purchased online, including Galaxy Gas products sold through Amazon, our nitrous oxide attorneys are reviewing Amazon nitrous oxide lawsuit claims nationwide. Get in touch with our team today when you call (214) 761-6623 or fill out our online form.
Related Resources
If you found this Amazon nitrous oxide lawsuit content helpful, please view the related topics below:
Contact us if you have specific questions on the matter or if you’d like to schedule a free consultation.
