Unlike Alcohol & Pot (where legal), "Poppers" as a product are unregulated. Which means you don't know exactly what is in a particular bottle (for example solvents) in addition to the active ingredient of the alkyl nitrites. There is also no way to know the mix/strength of a particular formulation even if it doesn't include bad elements.

Also, while a good formulation of alkyl nitrites alone is less dangerous than tobacco (as one of the three examples) in overall health because of tobaccos ties to cancer and other diseases, I will respectfully disagree with the context of the comparison since I doubt it is a "dose to dose" one. I am confident the base scores for alkyl nitrites vs Tobacco on this XY chart is not based on doing 40 poppers a day (like smoking 2 packs a day is) or a person smoking a single cigarette whenever they session... Thus making it a false flag in the context of this discussion.

I admit that my personal concern does have more to do with what else is in a particular bottle & its affects on brain health than an acute reaction within a session but since we are diving in here, I also want to bring up stacking. Alkyl nitrites increase blood flow by dilating blood vessels which in turn lowers blood pressure. But, of course, we all know what else does that... ED medications like Viagra, Cialis, Levitra & Stendra.

If a man uses any of these drugs (which, let's face it... A lot of subs do when visiting a Domme) & then does poppers in a session, you are now stacking these medications in a way that the chart doesn't reflect at all. This is not so bad in a daily medication dose of ED pills but acute doses of ED medications before a session is dangerous enough without stacking alkyl nitrites on top of that.

In the context of this board, this is of particular concern to the Dommes since the use of ED medications by a sub are usually not disclosed... Even when they are specifically asked about by the Domme. So, combine the intense physical stress of our session activities with 100mg of Viagra AND some unknown formulation/strength of an alkyl nitrite "popper" (and possibly even some pre-session alcohol for "courage") & you really start rolling the dice.

These are obviously not things that you, as someone who understands these risks, are going to do. However, others who are not as cognizant or careful as either of us also read this board so please understand that I am really talking to them about these dangers & not attacking you or your personal choices at all. I am all for informed decisions and manged risk choices, but this is honestly the first in-depth discussion of these risks that I can remember so thank you for that.