Word: amylives
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...kind of poor man's cocaine, isobutyl nitrite is known to users as a "popper" because its effects are similar to those of its restricted chemical cousin, amyl nitrite. Poppers have become the newest cheap kick for increasing numbers of people: manufacturers estimate that 5 million Americans regularly inhale the chemical, both on the dance floor and later in bed. Some people use it as a quick upper during the day. "I carry a bottle of it with me all the time," says Ron Braun, 28, a California carpenter. "If I'm bored and want a rush...
...popper fad began among homosexuals, who first used amyl nitrite to enhance sexual pleasure. The drug dilates blood vessels, lowers blood pressure and, by distorting time perceptions, gives a sense of prolonging orgasm. When the FDA in 1969 classified amyl nitrite as a prescription drug, many homosexuals switched to isobutyl nitrite, which is not covered by the regulation...
...these residents accurate judges? The commissioners tested themselves, sniffing wintergreen and amyl acetate (which smells like bananas) to see if they could tell the difference. They could. So they decided to give similar tests and to create a cadre of "trained noses." When a citizen complains about an odor, a jury of tested state employees will rush out to sniff and then decide if the law has been violated...
...mask the army supplies you with, they have a little metal box of amyl nitrate. It's to be used if you've been exposed to syanide or another blood gas. It comes in little ampules and your supposed to break these ampules and then put them in the eye pieces of your gas mask. It smells something like banana oil and it's about a 15 to 20 minute mind-expander. I don't know how much gas warfare there is in Vietnam--they don't tell you--but they make damn sure you know how to use your...
...know how much gas there really is, but I do know that not many guys can mask in only nine seconds. Most have sort of this fate attitude, at least I do. If I'm going to go, I'd rather go happy, sniffing on my amyl nitrate...