Citation

Fajgenbaum MA. Eye 2013; 27(12): 1420-1421.

Affiliation

Ophthalmology Department, King's College Hospital, London, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1038/eye.2013.218

PMID

24113304

Abstract

'Poppers' is a slang term referring to recreational substances of abuse belonging to the alkyl nitrite family of compounds. Inhalation of the fumes from these volatile nitric oxide (NO) donors may provide a brief sense of euphoria and sexual arousal.

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