Talk:Poppers
This article is based on text that was originally at amyl nitrite, and the public domain document http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs/708/ (a work of the U.S. Federal Government with no copyright notice can be assumed to be in the public domain).
Update: The DOJ ain't too hot at maintaining their site, but the source text is now at http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs07/708/.
Given the source of most of this text, there's probably a lot more NPOV problems than just using the word "abuse" to refer to any recreational use. An obvious example is that we detail all of the possible health problems but go into no detail about the beneficial effects (the kind of euphoria produced, how it helps with sex, etc). Unfortunately, I can't provide that, since I'd never use such a drug as this! -- Toby Bartels 12:27 1 Jun 2003 (UTC)
In which countries, if any, is the recreational use of poppers legal? AxelBoldt 21:29 1 Jun 2003 (UTC)
I removed the following
- Death from inhalant use can occur after a single use or after prolonged use. Sudden sniffing death (SSD) may result within minutes of inhalant use from irregular heart rhythm leading to heart failure. Other causes of death include asphyxiation, aspiration, or suffocation. A user who is suffering from impaired judgment may also experience fatal injuries from motor vehicle accidents or sudden falls. Nitrites, however, have caused no known deaths and appear to be safer than most other inhalants.
- According to Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Medical Examiner data, inhalants were a factor in over 500 deaths in the United States from 1996 to 1999. Medical examiner data provided by DAWN cover only 40 metropolitan areas in the United States; thus, many inhalant-related deaths across the country are not reflected in DAWN data.
This part of the government document seems to talk about general inhalants rather than poppers. AxelBoldt 21:42 1 Jun 2003 (UTC)