Sometimes Poppers Are Not Poppers: Huffing as an Emergent Health Concern Among MSM Substance Users

Hall, Timothy M.; Shoptaw, Steven; Reback, Cathy J.

doi:10.1080/19359705.2014.973180

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“…However, correlations between recent poppers use and three concepts were identified: visiting sex‐on‐premises venues, visiting licenced venues in the LGBT community, as well as the use of other substances. The relationship between recent poppers use and visiting sex‐on‐premises‐venues is not surprising considering that poppers are regularly used during sexual activity . A relationship between the use of poppers and visiting licenced venues in the LGBT community is also consistent with previous research showing that sexual minority people who visit bars and clubs are more likely to engage in substance use due to the higher availability of substances in such environments .…”

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“…Depending on expectancies of poppers use in individuals and the context in which these are used, effects may include mild euphoria and a heightened state of sexual arousal , as well as relaxant effects on certain muscles including the sphincter and vagina . Poppers are most commonly used before or during sexual activity but have always been used outside of sexual contexts, and an increase in non‐sexual recreational use among young people has been registered in different jurisdictions . While poppers are used by populations of all sexual identities, research has shown that gay and bisexual men are disproportionately more likely to use these.…”

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Harmless? A hierarchical analysis of poppers use correlates among young gay and bisexual men

Demant

Oviedo-Trespalacios

2019

Drug and Alcohol Review

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Introduction and Aims. Poppers (alkyl nitrites) are recreational substances commonly used during sexual activity. The current legal status of poppers is complex and wide-ranging bans are increasingly under discussion. Research has identified disproportionate levels of poppers use in sexual minority men. While research on poppers use among sexual minority men exists, little is known about poppers use patterns and correlations with psychosocial and other factors among gay and bisexual young men. Design and Methods. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 836 Australian gay and bisexual young men aged 18 to 35 years. Descriptive statistics and hierarchical segmentation analyses were conducted to identify poppers use patterns, and correlates of recent poppers use (past 3 months) with personal characteristics, use of other substances, as well as mental and psychosocial health including minority stress, LGBT-community connectedness and participation. Results. High levels of lifetime (38%, n = 315) and recent (24%, n = 204) poppers use were reported. However, few participants reported dependency symptoms, risky consumption or problems arising from using poppers. The final model included three variables (visiting sex-on-premises venues, licensed LGBT venues, and using other substances) and predicted 85% (n = 174) of recent poppers use. No correlations with other concepts or characteristics could be identified. Conclusion. This analysis further supports the hypothesis that poppers may be substances with a comparably low-risk profile. A regulation of poppers with a harm reduction approach may present a valuable public health intervention. [Demant D, Oviedo-Trespalacios O. Harmless? A hierarchical analysis of poppers use correlates among young gay and bisexual men. Drug Alcohol Rev 2019;38:465-472]Key words: substance use, alkyl nitrites, men who have sex with men, minority health.

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confidence: 87%

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confidence: 99%

Harmless? A hierarchical analysis of poppers use correlates among young gay and bisexual men

Demant

Oviedo-Trespalacios

2019

Drug and Alcohol Review

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“…There might be several reasons contributing to the popularity of poppers. For one thing, as most recreational drugs did, poppers use was reported to prolong duration of anal intercourse and enhance sexual experience [ 12 , 19 ]. For another, unlike other recreational drugs (such as methamphetamine, ecstasy and ketamine), poppers have not been included in the list of illegal drugs and could be easily accessed through the internet in China.…”

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Prevalence of poppers use and its sexual risks among men who have sex with men in southwestern China: a cross-sectional study

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BackgroundTo investigate the prevalence of poppers use and its relationship with sexual risk behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM) in southwestern China.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted in three cities of southwestern China between July and September 2016. Anonymous questionnaire survey was administered to collect data on demographics, drug use, sexual behaviors, history of STIs and HIV infection. Logistic regression analysis was performed to explore factors correlated with sexual risk behaviors including group sex and unprotected anal intercourse (UAI).ResultsOf the 1122 participants included in the study, 24.1% reported a history of poppers use. 11.6% MSM reported ever engaging in group sex and 36.2% participants reported UAI with non-regular male partners in the past 12 months. Multivariate logistic analysis showed that age > 25 (OR = 2.96, 95% CI 1.87–4.68), seeking sex partners through the internet (OR = 3.16, 95% CI 1.59–6.29), preferring receptive anal intercourse (OR = 1.91, 95% CI 1.12–3.26) and ever using poppers (OR = 1.88, 95% CI 1.25–2.83) were positively associated with engaging in group sex. Lower levels of education (OR = 1.93, 95% CI 1.33–2.80) and ever using poppers (OR = 1.44, 95% CI 1.01–2.05) were significantly correlated with UAI with non-regular partners.ConclusionsThe study suggested poppers was prevalent among MSM and its use was significantly associated with sexual risk behaviors. Given high prevalence of HIV among this subpopulation, comprehensive measures are needed to decrease poppers use and its potential risk for HIV transmission in southwestern China.

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“…A student reported that when he got high from "EC", he felt as if everything slowed down, that he became more aware of his heartbeat, and that he simply could not keep himself from laughing (7) Inhalants are the second most prevalent illicit substance among 8th graders in the United States according to the Monitoring the Future study in 2018 by the University of Michigan (2, 3). Although the prevalence of ethyl chloride use among adults is not well documented, there are reports of its use and abuse to enhance sexual pleasure among men who have sex with men (8).…”

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Acute and chronic toxicity of ethyl chloride insufflation in two patients

Levine

Viduya

2021

Med Sci Discov

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Objective: Inhalant abuse has been a source of increasing concern because of its easy accessibility and affordability. Anecdotal reports have previously described ethyl chloride as a potential cause of altered mental state and neurologic symptoms. Its use has been thought to be found most often in adolescents and among men who have sex with men. Common acute symptoms include confusion, dizziness, headache, nausea, and fatigue. We describe two cases of adult patients who presented to one general hospital emergency department with ethyl chloride toxicity. The first presented with acute delirium; the second with a picture of chronic neurological symptomatology. It is important that clinicians become familiar with ethyl chloride intoxication because of its prevalence and potential to present with varying acute and chronic symptomatology.

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Sometimes Poppers Are Not Poppers: Huffing as an Emergent Health Concern Among MSM Substance Users

Cited by 14 publications

References 6 publications

Harmless? A hierarchical analysis of poppers use correlates among young gay and bisexual men

Harmless? A hierarchical analysis of poppers use correlates among young gay and bisexual men

Prevalence of poppers use and its sexual risks among men who have sex with men in southwestern China: a cross-sectional study

Acute and chronic toxicity of ethyl chloride insufflation in two patients

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