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  Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Amyl nitrite
Amyl nitrite refers to the chemical compound with the formula (CH Like other volatile alkyl nitrites, it has a characteristically penetrating odour and produces marked effects on the human body when its vapour is inhaled.
Amyl nitrite is also used to treat cyanide poisoning by inducing the formation of methemoglobin, which sequesters cyanide as non-toxic cyanomethemoglobin.
Amyl nitrite, along with other alkyl nitrites, is a potent vasodilator that functions as a source of nitric oxide, which signals for relaxation of the involuntary muscles.
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  Amyl nitrite
These actions of amyl nitrite are thought to be due to the action of nitric oxide in the body.
Amyl nitrite is a yellow-coloured liquid of specific gravity 0.877, boiling at about 95 to 96 degrees Celsius.
It is prepared by passing nitrous fumes (from starch and concentrated nitric acid) into warm isoamyl alcohol[?], or by distilling a mixture of 26 parts of potassium nitrite[?] in 15 parts of water with 30 parts of isoamyl alcohol in 30 parts of sulphuric acid.
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 Amyl nitrite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amyl nitrite is also used to treat cyanide poisoning.
Clinically, amyl nitrite is prescribed for unstable angina.
Amyl Nitrite is used recreationally in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
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 Data Sheet
Amyl nitrite is a clear, yellowish liquid having a peculiar ethereal, fruity odour.
Amyl nitrite is indicated for the treatment of cyanide poisoning in the conscious patient.
Amyl nitrite can cause harm to the foetus when it is administered to a pregnant woman because it significantly reduces systemic blood pressure and blood flow across the maternal side of the placenta.
www.medsafe.govt.nz /Profs/datasheet/a/Amylnitrateinh.htm   (815 words)

  
 MedlinePlus Drug Information: Amyl Nitrite (Systemic)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Amyl nitrite (AM-il NYE-trite) is related to the nitrate medicines and is used by inhalation to relieve the pain of angina attacks.
Amyl nitrite may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
However, use of amyl nitrite is not recommended during breast-feeding, because it may cause unwanted effects in nursing babies.
www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202034.html   (1223 words)

  
 Psychosexual Aspects of the Volatile Nitrites
There are two available forms: amyl nitrite, a prescription item used in cardiology for over a century in conditions such as angina pectoris; and butyl nitrite, which is marketed as a "room odorizer," under a variety of trade names such as Quicksilver and Hardware.
Amyl nitrite is usually sold in 0.3 ml crushable glass ampules ("poppers," "snappers"), while butyl is available in 12 ml screw-top bottles.
Nitrites are reported by many women to be useful for a chief female sexual dysfunction -- distraction -- in which peripheral thoughts of unfinished business, child care, body self-consciousness and day-to-day domestic annoyances block the abandonment to sensation, vital for a full sexual experience.
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 Amyl
Amyl is a linguistic root word derived from the Latin amylum, from Greek αμυλον, meaning starch.
This usage may derive from the presence of amyl alcohol in fusel oil, itself often fermented from starches.
Amyl is also a slang term for amyl nitrite when used as a recreational drug.
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 RELEASE: nitrites
The nitrites are close relatives in a family of chemicals derived from nitrous oxide.
Amyl nitrite and butyl nitrite are controlled under the Medicines Act 1968.
It is not illegal to possess amyl nitrite or butyl nitrite.
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 Nitrous Oxide and Nitrite Inhalants: Just Say N2O
Although butyl and the newer nitrites differ from amyl chemically, effects are roughly the same: a brief surge of dizziness and fluttering heart rate followed by sweating and flushing.
Nitrites are known for the speed and intensity of their effects: A nitrite rush is near-instantaneous, but fades almost as quickly, leading most users to inhale more -- and often, more and more.
Nitrites increase pressure in the nerves and blood vessels in the eyes, which may contribute to this blinding eye disorder.
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 Thomas Lowry
Amyl nitrite is a yellowish, volatile; flammable liquid, which decomposes when, exposed to air and light.
Inhalation of amyl nitrite produces a dramatic vasodilation over the face, neck and upper shoulders, with warmth and redness; there is a rapid fall in systemic and pulmonary vascular resistance and a precipitous drop in systemic arterial pressure.
Berger had his son sniff amyl nitrite to demonstrate that the electrical waves recorded from the scalp were from the cortex, not from the dilated scalp vessels.
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 Amyl Nitrite   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Nitrites are now sold in small bottles, and are usually Butyl Nitrite, a substance similar to Amyl Nitrite but less potent.
Nitrites are known to be potent inhibitors of the human immune system, and there is currently some debate about the role these substances have with regard to AIDS.
Researchers based at the US National Institute on Drug Abuse have been studying the physiological effects of nitrites, and their research results suggest that use of this drug can cause 'sustained alterations to the human immune system', and may be connected to the development of cancers such as Karposi's Sarcoma.
www.brookes.ac.uk /health/libra/nitrite.html!   (484 words)

  
 Amyl Nitrite | What Kind of Drug Is It?: Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances
Amyl nitrite is a clear, yellowish, flammable (burns easily) liquid with a strong fruity odor.
Amyl nitrite is a stimulant, meaning that it increases the rate at which chemical reactions occur in the body.
Amyl nitrite evaporates into the air at room temperature and is not intended to be swallowed.
health.enotes.com /drugs-substances-encyclopedia/amyl-nitrite   (205 words)

  
 Echocardiography
Amyl nitrite inhalation is useful in the identification of patients with provocable left ventricular (LV) outflow tract obstruction.
Inhalation of amyl nitrite is useful for this purpose because it increases the intensity of ejection murmurs while decreases that of regurgitant ones.
We analyzed the use of amyl nitrite as a provocative factor in the diagnosis of mitral valve prolapse in a population of healthy young adults.
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 BBC - Crime Drugs - Amyl Nitrite   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Amyl nitrite is also known as poppers, butyl nitrate, TNT, liquid gold, rush, ram, thrust, rock hard, kix.
Amyl Nitrite, more commonly known as poppers, is a clear or straw-coloured liquid that usually comes in a small bottle or tube.
It is illegal to sell amyl nitrites if they are to be inhaled, as this could then be termed a medicine and would be controlled under the Medicines Act.
www.bbc.co.uk /crime/drugs/amylnitrite.shtml   (516 words)

  
 Poppers - Rush - Amyl - Liquid Aromas
All the alkyl nitrites act on the body in nearly identical fashion, but isobutyl nitrite is the most potent of them all.
Amyl nitrite is sometimes thought to be a more potent popper, but it is actually less potent.
Men and women, gays and straights nowadays use poppers to enhance orgasms and anal sex, for masturbation, for a trance-like state of dancing and for identity: poppers are sold as 'room odorants' or liquid aromas and are sometimes also used as such.
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 Amyl Nitrate Poppers
Amyl nitrate is sometimes thought to be more potent, but it is actually less potent.
Amyl nitrate was discovered in 1857, and it used to be used for the treatment of angina.
Amyl nitrate usually comes in small, mesh-covered ampules that are popped or snapped to release the vapors.
www.powerpoppers.com /amyl_nitrate_poppers.shtml   (272 words)

  
 Nitrite Inhalants: History, Epidemiology, and Possible Links to AIDS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
However, nitrite inhalant use is associated with behavioral relapse and HIV transmission among gay men, with decreased lymphocyte counts and natural killer cell activity in a few laboratory studies, and it remains a candidate cofactor in the pathogenesis of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma.
Amyl nitrite was initially marketed as a prescription drug in the United States in 1937 and remained a prescription drug until September 1960, when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) eliminated the prescription requirement.
Nitrite inhalants are associated with behavioral relapse and HIV transmission among gay men, with decreased lymphocyte counts and natural killer cell activity in a few laboratory studies, and they remain a candidate cofactor in the pathogenesis of AIDS-related KS.
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 amyl drug information, amyl side effects   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Amyl nitrite is also used to treat cyanide poisoning by inducing the...
Amyl nitrite, a clear, pale yellow liquid with a penetrating odour, is administered...
Amyl nitrite (AM-il NYE-trite) is related to the nitrate medicines and is used...
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 AMYL NITRITE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
A prescription drug, amyl nitrite is a clear yellow volatile liquid, with a fruity odor not unlike that of rotten apples.
Still another effect resulting from the use of amyl nitrite is the relaxation of the involuntary muscles, including the sphincter, which has made it popular among gays.
A number of enterprising manufacturers are currently marketing butyl nitrite, similar to amyl nitrite in effect but different in chemical rings, under a variety of brand names such as Aroma, Locker Room, Rush, and Bullet.
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 Drug Information
Amyl nitrite solution is only for nasal inhalation.
Use amyl nitrite at the first sign of an angina attack (chest pain or tightness).
This does not apply as amyl nitrite is only for use in an anginal attack.
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 Drug Abuse - Nitrites
Nitrites are yellow liquids and smell sweet and fruity when fresh but like 'sweaty socks' when stale.
Amyl nitrite was discovered in 1857 and was once used as a treatment for angina (a heart condition) due to its ability to open up the vessels delivering blood to the heart.
Use of nitrites is popular among gays because it is reported to provide temporary relief of pain caused by anal penetration.
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 Amyl Nitrite Inhalant USP, Glass ampoules, plastic ampoules, contract filling and product activation packaging   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Amyl Nitrite Inhalant USP is an organic nitrite used for the relief and prophylactic management of angina pectoris.
The principal pharmacological action of Amyl Nitrite is relaxation of vascular smooth muscle, resulting in generalized vasodilation.
Although Amyl Nitrite reflexly increases heart rate and myocardial contractility which increases myocardial oxygen consumption, the reduction in ventricular wall tension results in a net decrease in myocardial oxygen consumption.
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 Erowid Inhalants Vault : Nitrite / Nitrate Misspellings and Confusion
Both nitrites and nitrates are used as medicines to treat heart problems including angina, chest pains, and as emergency medicine during heart attacks.
Amyl nitrite (AM-il NYE-trite) is related to the nitrate medicines and is used by inhalation to relieve the pain of angina attacks.
Although there is good reason to think the blood-pressure lowering effects of nitrites could interact dangerously with Viagra, other blood-pressure lowering medications are not considered dangerous in combination with Viagra.
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 02/18/1987 - Use of amyl nitrite pearls as an antidote for acrylonitrile poisoning.
John B. Miles, Jr., concerning the use of amyl nitrite pearls as an antidote for acrylonitrile poisoning.
As you noted in your letter, statements on using the pearls as an antidote are contained in Appendix A of the standard for acrylonitrile, 29 CFR 1910.1045.
The amyl nitrile pearls are intended for use by persons properly trained in first aid in the period before medical aid can be obtained.
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 Fact Sheet - INHALANTS
Amyl nitrite and butyl nitrite are inhalants that also are abused.
Amyl nitrite is a clear, yellowish liquid that is sold in a cloth-covered, sealed bulb.
Butyl nitrite is packaged in small bottles and sold under a variety of names, such as "locker room" and "rush." It produces a "high" that lasts from a few seconds to several minutes.
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 Amyl Nitrite (Systemic) - MayoClinic.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
However, use of amyl nitrite is not recommended during pregnancy because it could cause serious problems in the unborn baby.
However, use of amyl nitrite is not recommended during breast-feeding, because it may cause unwanted effects in nursing babies.
Adults: 0.3 milliliter (1 ampul) taken by inhaling the vapor of amyl nitrite through the nose.
www.mayoclinic.com /health/drug-information/DR202034   (1248 words)

  
 Amyl nitrite - Pharmacy and Drugs review
Amyl nitrite is an antianginal, an antidote to cyanide poisoning, and is used as a cardiac diagnostic aid.
It is inhaled, and is usually used to relieve the pain of angina attacks.
Amyl nitrite is a clear, yellowish liquid having a peculiar ethereal, fruity odor.
www.pharmacy-and-drugs.com /reviews/Amyl_nitrite.html   (282 words)

  
 Cellular immunotoxicity of amyl nitrite.
We evaluated the effect of amyl nitrite vapors on mononuclear cell function and demonstrated functional deficits and structural alterations in these cells.
The functional deficits demonstrated were: inhibition of lymphocyte erythrocyte (E) rosette formation, a suppression of lymphocyte mitogen (phytohemagglutinin) and antigen (cytomegalovirus) transformation, a block in the S, G2 and M phases of cell cycling and diminished cell cytotoxicity to CMV infected cells.
The structural alterations seen on scanning and transmission electron micrographs were: reduction of filapodia, smoothing of the cell profile, cytoplasmic protrusions with pseudopod-like extensions, an increase in rough endoplasmic reticulum with swollen cisternae, alterations in size and distribution of golgi components and exocytotic vesicles in the outer membrane of the nuclear envelope.
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 Poppers- is slang for amyl nitrite   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Used medically to relieve pain in people with heart disease, amyl is a vasodilator -- it causes blood vessels to open wider, easing the heart's labors, allowing blood to flow more freely, and temporarily increasing the pulse rate.
Originally, amyl nitrite was inhaled from little glass capsules that broke with a pop -- thus the name.
Also, the prohibition of the over-the-counter sale of amyl nitrite for medical use means that the poppers sold for recreational use (and labeled "video head cleaner" or "room odorizer") are bootleg blends of anonymous chemicals unregulated by the Food and Drug Administration.
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