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POPPERS, Poppers usually come in a small bottle as a white or clear liquid with an odour like paint remover or turpentine.
Written by Dr.Deyn on 28 June 2016, last reviewed and updated on 30 October 2021
POPPERS | AMLY | ALKYL
Poppers usually come in a small bottle as a white or clear liquid with an odour like paint remover or turpentine.
WHY WE DO IT
To get high and relax smooth muscle to open your anal sphincter before or while you get fucked. Mostly used by bottoms, some tops like it too but most of the time it makes their dicks soft.
THE FEELINGS
Inhaling the liquid’s vapour causes a high from feeling a sudden rush of blood to the head.
THINK ABOUT
Poppers are highly acidic and will burn surfaces including your skin, especially around your nostrils, if you sniff them too close to the nose. Popper burns are a common side effect. Poppers are sometimes linked to risky sexual behaviour and, because of the intensity you feel when sniffing them, you may get caught up in the moment (and pleasure) and opt for condomless sex. Because poppers expand the blood vessels inside the ass, the chance of tearing increases, which makes it easier for HIV or Hep C to enter the bloodstream. Poppers can also lead to rougher sex, like fisting, which also increases the chance of tearing or bleeding.
MIXING POPPERS WITH OTHER DRUGS
Mixing poppers with ED drugs like Viagra or Cialis can add extra strain to your heart, which can be dangerous. Many people don’t experience this but it’s important to know the risk in mixing the two. Other side effects include headaches, dizziness and nausea.
For more information refer to Mixing Drugs? You better know this first!
SAFER USE
How to use poppers safely?.
POPPERS AND HIV
Because poppers expand the blood vessels inside the ass, the chance of tearing increases, which makes it easier for HIV or Hep C to enter the bloodstream. Poppers can also lead to rougher sex, like fisting, which also increases the chance of bleeding or tearing which ends up making it easier to be infected by HIV and other STDs such as HCV.
Have people ODed and died from Poppers?
Not died but blind from poppers. There are medical reposrts saying that someone become blind after using poppers.
PROBLEM USING POPPERS
If you have problem using and want to slow down, take pause, a long pause or quit but feel that you can't do it by yourself, contact us. We are here to help you.
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