In the medical world, amyl nitrite is avasodilator(a drug that opens your blood vessels). It lowers your blood pressure and raises your heart rate. Doctors may prescribe it to relieve angina (chest pain, tightness, or squeezing). To use this medication, you crush a cloth-covered glass caps...
Any drug that changes how blood flows through the body puts the brain at risk of damage. In addition to damage to the cardiovascular system, liver, and kidneys, poppers are very neurotoxic.One study from 2016 reportedthat three types of alkyl nitrites – butyl nitrite, isobutyl nitrite, and ...