"Even the proven presence of cyanide gas at Halabja would not necessarily implicate Iran," for two reasons outlined by Hiltermann. Prior to Halabja, Iranian forces made widespread use of
amyl nitrite
to counter what they repeatedly alleged was Iraqi cyanide gas. If those Iranian claims are accepted, then "By that logic, Iraq could also be implicated in any Halabja deaths by cyanide."
"There are no withdrawal symptoms. Overdose symptoms include nausea, vomiting, hypotension, hypoventilation, shortness of breath, and fainting.
The effects set in very quickly, typically within a few seconds and disappear within a few minutes. Amyl nitrite may also intensify
the experience of synesthesia.
Amyl nitrite, when given as a medication for patients with angina, can also be administered as an ampule.
The ampule is put in a gauze pad and then inhaled by the patient during an angina attack and repeated every fifteen minutes. "
"In the 1999 film Fight Club,
the character Chloe, a terminally ill woman, mentions having a collection of amyl nitrite while openly discussing her unfulfilled desires at a cancer support group.
The punk band Amyl and the Sniffers reference recreational use of amyl nitrite in their name.
https://youtu.be/jCxgUPFVFkA?si=HhU9fwpr6zBLICXZ
The Hunter S. Thompson book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas sees amyl nitrite as one of the many drugs Raoul Duke packs for the trip to Las Vegas,
taking about two dozen ampules of it with him and usually justifying its usage by him and Dr. Gonzo to other people around them by
claiming it is for angina."
"Amyl nitrite, in common with other alkyl nitrites, is a potent vasodilator; it expands blood vessels, resulting in lowering of the blood pressure."
"Trace amounts are added to some perfumes. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyl_nitrite
"the Halabja massacre remains the largest chemical weapons attack directed against a civilian-populated region in human history, killing between 3,200 and 5,000 people and injuring 7,000 to 10,000 more "
"Canadian industrial-electronic band Skinny Puppy comments upon the Halabja chemical attacks in their song "VX Gas Attack" on their 1988 album VIVIsectVI."
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