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Poppers (or popper) is a slang term referring to recreational drugs belonging to the alkyl nitrite family of chemical compounds. When fumes from these substances are inhaled , they act as potent vasodilators , producing mild euphoria, warmth, and dizziness.
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Isopropyl nitrite is one of the compounds used as poppers, an inhalant drug that induces a brief euphoria. Safety. Isopropyl nitrite has been ...
Isobutyl nitrite is one of the compounds used as poppers, an inhalant drug that induces a brief euphoria. Also, it is used as part of the antidote package for cyanide poisoning . [ medical citation needed ]
A selection of poppers. Ingestion of alkyl nitrites can cause methemoglobinemia, and by inhalation it has not been ruled out. [10] The sale of alkyl nitrite-based poppers was banned in Canada in 2013. Although not considered a narcotic and not illegal to possess or use, they are considered a drug.
Butyl nitrite is the organic compound with the formula CH 3 (CH 2) 3 ONO. It is an alkyl nitrite made from n-butanol.Butyl nitrite is used recreationally as poppers.Synonyms include 1-butyl nitrite, n-butyl nitrite and nitrous acid butyl ester.
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The drug of choice is typically methamphetamine, known as tina or T, [96] but other drugs are also used, such as mephedrone, GHB, GBL [97] and alkyl nitrites (known as poppers). [ 98 ] Contraception and abortion