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HEALTH HAZARDS OF NITRITE INHALANTS

Available from National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA as NTIS/PB89-125496, 126 p., 1989.. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/90659323
Haverkos HW; Dougherty JA; National Inst. on Drug Abuse, Rockville, MD

Abstract: Contents: Nitrite inhalants: historical perspective; Fate and toxicity of butyl nitrites; Acute toxicity of nitrite inhalants; Indications from animal and chemical experiments of a carcinogenic role for isobutyl nitrite; Toxicity of inhaled isobutyl nitrite in BALB/c mice: systemic and immunotoxic studies; Altered T-cell helper/suppressor ratio in mice chronically exposed to amyl nitrite; Effects of nitrites on the immune system of humans; Deliberate inhalation of isobutyl nitrite during adolescence: a descriptive study; Nitrite inhalants: contemporary patterns of abuse; and Epidemiologic studies-Kaposi's sarcoma vs opportunistic infections among homosexual men with AIDS.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS/IMMUNOLOGY Administration, Inhalation Adolescence Amyl Nitrite/TOXICITY Animal *Carcinogens Human Immune System/DRUG EFFECTS Male Mice Mice, Inbred BALB C Nitrites/*TOXICITY Sarcoma, Kaposi's/COMPLICATIONS/IMMUNOLOGY Substance Abuse GOVERNMENT REPORTKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/complications/immunologyadministration,inhalationadolescenceamylnitrite/toxicityanimalKWDcarcinogenshumanimmunesystem/drugeffectsmalemicemice,inbredbalbcnitrites/KWDtoxicitysarcoma,kaposi's/complications/immunologysubstanceabusegovernmentreport
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