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The Probert Encyclopaedia of Medicine

AMYL NITRATE

Amyl nitrate is a powerful poison with a specific action on the heart and blood-vessels. It is inhaled in small doses in certain diseases of the heart and in asthma. Nowadays, Amyl nitrite is used as a narcotic and sold under the name 'poppers'. It is popular amongst club goers, and particularly the gay community because of it's supposed property of enhancing sexual pleasure, where it contributes to the high instances of AIDs by its adverse effect upon the immune system.
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