BigTrancerAmyl nitrite is the correct term although everyone says nitrate.
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I have seen people pass out from holding it in, get headaches from doing it too often, and get dangerously hot esp on pills.
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The stuff u buy is rarely proper amyl, but butyl or isobutyl nitrites. Apparently amyl isnt allowed to be sold, but people get away with these. Nowhere near as good.