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LAUREN ZWAANS, BEN HARVY
September 26, 2009 12:01am
A DANGEROUS sex stimulant containing an illegal chemical is the latest drug fad for Adelaide's party scene.
Marketed under names like "Jungle Juice" and "Hard Industrial" and sold as products such as "leather stressing agent", the drug is gaining popularity in nightclubs.
Packaged in 15ml bottles and sold in adult sex shops and online, the bottles often come with a small "do not inhale" warning on the box.
Despite this, 20-year-old Nick said the drug, which contains chemicals known as alkyl-nitrites, was easy to access and increasingly popular.
"A lot of kids are doing it," he said. "No-one really knows what it is. You inhale it and it gives you a 30 second rush.
"I did it the other weekend. It slows your speech, you just go super drunk, basically."
Amyl nitrite and several other alkyl-nitrites are used in over-the-counter products including air fresheners.
They are a restricted substance under Schedule Four of the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons (SUSDP). The Therapeutic Goods Administration says products containing the chemical can only be imported with a doctor's prescription.
Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia director of drug monitoring and research Professor Jason White said these products had traditionally been associated with homosexual activity. "It's certainly concerning that they're using these kinds of drugs . . . Taking a drug that can change your blood pressure is not a very good idea," he said.
Professor White said it was "not uncommon" for teenagers to gravitate towards these sorts of drugs.
The Advertiser bought Hard Industrial from a Pooraka adult book shop on Thursday night.
When questioned, a book shop employee said he was unaware the product was illegal and thought it usually was targeted at homosexuals.
"It's more used by adults in the bedroom," he said.
"There's lots of different names and lots of different bottles."
An Australian Customs and Border Protection Service spokeswoman said alkyl-nitrites were not controlled by Customs regulations, but instead were monitored by the Department of Health and Ageing.
September 26, 2009 12:01am
A DANGEROUS sex stimulant containing an illegal chemical is the latest drug fad for Adelaide's party scene.
Marketed under names like "Jungle Juice" and "Hard Industrial" and sold as products such as "leather stressing agent", the drug is gaining popularity in nightclubs.
Packaged in 15ml bottles and sold in adult sex shops and online, the bottles often come with a small "do not inhale" warning on the box.
Despite this, 20-year-old Nick said the drug, which contains chemicals known as alkyl-nitrites, was easy to access and increasingly popular.
"A lot of kids are doing it," he said. "No-one really knows what it is. You inhale it and it gives you a 30 second rush.
"I did it the other weekend. It slows your speech, you just go super drunk, basically."
Amyl nitrite and several other alkyl-nitrites are used in over-the-counter products including air fresheners.
They are a restricted substance under Schedule Four of the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons (SUSDP). The Therapeutic Goods Administration says products containing the chemical can only be imported with a doctor's prescription.
Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia director of drug monitoring and research Professor Jason White said these products had traditionally been associated with homosexual activity. "It's certainly concerning that they're using these kinds of drugs . . . Taking a drug that can change your blood pressure is not a very good idea," he said.
Professor White said it was "not uncommon" for teenagers to gravitate towards these sorts of drugs.
The Advertiser bought Hard Industrial from a Pooraka adult book shop on Thursday night.
When questioned, a book shop employee said he was unaware the product was illegal and thought it usually was targeted at homosexuals.
"It's more used by adults in the bedroom," he said.
"There's lots of different names and lots of different bottles."
An Australian Customs and Border Protection Service spokeswoman said alkyl-nitrites were not controlled by Customs regulations, but instead were monitored by the Department of Health and Ageing.
