Crispin Blunt took the unusual step of admitting that he used the drug - chemically known as
alkyl nitrites — as MPs debated the psychoactive substances bill.
«The ACMD's consensus view is that a psychoactive substance has a direct action on the brain and that substances having peripheral effects, such as those caused by
alkyl nitrites, do not directly stimulate or depress the central nervous system.»
«Our acceptance of your advice brings to an end the review process we were undertaking in parallel to consider the case for a bespoke exemption for
the alkyl nitrites group [of which poppers are a member] under the Act on the basis of their beneficial and relationship effects.