Health hazards of nitrite inhalants

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Nitrite inhalants: history, epidemiology, and possible links to AIDS.

Nitrite inhalants have been commonly abused substances in the United States. Nitrite inhalants and AIDS was a popular topic in the early 1980s, when the cause of AIDS was not known. With the discovery of HIV, concern about nitrite use in the USA waned. However, nitrite inhalant use is associated with behavioral relapse and HIV transmission among gay men, with decreased lymphocyte counts and nat...

Nitrite Inhalants Use and HIV Infection among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China

OBJECTIVE This is the first study in China to examine the use of nitrite inhalants and its correlates among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Beijing, China. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2012. Structured interviews collected data on demographics, sexual and drug use behaviors, and the use of HIV services. Blood specimens were collected and tested for HIV and syphilis. ...

Health Hazards of Mercury

In Greek mythology, Mercury is the fleet-footed messenger of the Gods. He was the cleverest of the Olympians, patron of translators and interpreters. He ruled over wealth, good fortune, commerce, fertility... and thievery. He brought the souls of the dead to the underworld, and was honored as a god of sleep. As a physical substance in the living organism, however, mercury is the antithesis of t...

Neurotoxic effects of inhalants.

Inhalants are a group of substances that have mind-altering or psychoactive effects when inhaled. The intoxicating effect makes them liable to abuse. Volatility is the common physical characteristic shared by all inhalants. Inhalant abuse is a worldwide problem. The substances abused are numerous, cheap, legal and easily available (Table 1). They are usually emptied into a plastic bag or a used...