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Weekly Dose: amyl started as a poison antidote, now a common party drug

  • Written by: Julaine Allan, Senior Research Fellow, Charles Sturt University
imageAmyl nitrite is a liquid that evaporates at room temperature and is light-sensitive. It's used as an inhalant and kept in dark bottles so it doesn't evaporate. from www.shutterstock.com.au

Amyl nitrite is the most well known of a group of chemicals called alkyl nitrites, usually referred to as poppers. Product names include rush, TNT, thrust,...

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