Newer types of "poppers" — which are inhalant drugs that people use recreationally — may be toxic to people's eyes, according to a new report. Poppers are often sold in sex shops or online, but cannot ...

The new chemical composition of the legal high 'poppers' is linked to retinal damage at the back of the eye, finds a small study published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. The findings ...

For many of you, this will be a difficult read. A recent study from the British Journal of Ophthalmology suggests the inhalants commonly known as “poppers” could cause permanent damage to the retinas ...

HealthDay News — Use of inhaled “poppers” – volatile alkyl nitrite compounds inhaled for their psychoactive effects such as transient euphoria and sexual arousal – might pose a danger to the user’s ...

‘Poppers’ (alkyl nitrite class of compounds) are inhaled for recreational purposes and may provide a brief rush of euphoria and sexual arousal. In the United Kingdom, poppers are legal to purchase but ...

Bad news: Poppers might damage your peepers. A new study in the British Journal of Ophthalmology builds on previous reports that the liquid inhalants often considered to be a harmless high could ...

Let’s talk about poppers. The ever-expanding popularity of the decades-old party drug is all thanks to the magic of alkyl nitrites, a family of volatile chemicals that, much like many other, less ...

Julaine Allan has received funding from the NHMRC, ARC and RIRDC for the various research projects she has been involved with. Amyl nitrite is the most well known of a group of chemicals called alkyl ...