OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state legislators are considering a bill that would prohibit the sale of highly concentrated sodium nitrite, a chemical compound that has been linked to multiple ...

The bill, which would prohibit the sale of highly concentrated sodium nitrite, now heads to the Senate. If passed, the bill would make Washington the fourth state in the nation to ban the chemical.

The substance is known as sodium nitrite and is usually used as a food ... "If a 15-year-old can't buy cough syrup, like Nyquil or Robitussin, at the drugstore, they should not be able to buy ...