06-05-2006
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Originally Posted by ZapZav You know your stuff DC_DEEP!... Yes, the stuff available now if I recall correctly is nitroglycerin... They have replaced amyl nitrite with other nitrates, such as nitroglycerin... Why would they unless there was something wrong with it??? Butyl nitrite which is similar to amyl nitrate (one has a clear color and the other has a yellow color) indeed is a recreational drug used to induce euphoric sensations and to enhance sexual stimulation. Butyl nitrite is also used and marketed as room deodorizers. And yes, short term and long term effects are difficult to foretell even if people spoke openly about there experience as every body is quite different! | In the US, amyl nitrite is still used in treatment of angina pectoris, a heart condition, but is only available to hospitals and EMTs. Nitroglycerine is still, and has for many decades, used to treat many heart conditions, but is not available over-the-counter, and certainly not as an inhalant - the liquid form is much too unstable and explosive. When I said there is a different formulation for the recreationals, they often have the un-esterized alcohols and other ingredients. Quote: | I would strongly recommend using neither... I believe it's just like the use of over the counter ephedrine (herbal ecstasy) in diet supplements such as Stacker 2 or whatever else is out there. (Prolonged use of ephedrine is known to cause mood swings, an altered state of mind, malnutrition and a whole other list of things.) ... | Ephedrine/ephedra were taken off the market in the US a couple of years ago. The reasoning was, in my opinion, specious. The main reason was several reported deaths involving the use of ephedrine-containing products. My problem with that is a matter of scale. Most of the deaths were from athletes taking diet pills. Although I have requested (and been denied) toxicology reports used as evidence in the congressional hearings, I suspect that these idiots were ignoring the label recommendations, and taking double or triple or quadruple doses, then going out in the heat and doing hours of strenuous exercise. Well, duh. Many drugs, if taken improperly, can kill. Unfortunately, too many people think that if something is easily available, it is safe. That is just simply not the case. I too would recommend against the use of "poppers." But then again, I am looking at it from a chemist's point of view. |
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