Poppers Prove Lethal for a Scottish Woman
A Scottish woman died after drinking a bottle of Poppers, mistaking them as alcohol, the UK edition of The Metro reports.
The unnamed woman died in early May on the same day after ingesting the liquid, legally sold in Britain and used as a sexual stimulant.
"The sexual stimulant is usually taken by inhaling the liquid's vapor, containing isopropyl nitrite. It gives users an instant high while relaxing muscles, making anal sex easier," explains The Metro.
While legal, it cannot be advertised for human consumption and it is often marketed as a room odorizer or cleaning product.
In reviewing the case local authorities wrote that a man bought two £3.99 bottles of XL Gold from a vendor called Party Time.
"He took them home and gave one to a female, who drunk the whole bottle and subsequently fell ill and passed away that same day," the police report continued.
The vendor told the police that he had been stocking the product for at least a year and "understood that the point of the product was for the smell."
"At the time of the visit it was displayed on the counter among miniature bottles of alcohol but Mr Naseem said it was normally kept behind the counter," writes The Metro.
The police report said the vendor accepts the fact that product was on the counter and not packed away as it normally would be "may have caused confusion on the day in question."
But the man added "the bottle has clear indications on it that it should not be consumed, with prominent skull and crossbones on the bottle, as well as a clear danger message and the actions that should be carried out if the product is consumed."
The police asked the local council to review the shop's license.