FDA cracks down on popular gay party drug ‘poppers’

The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on “poppers,” a recreational party drug popular within the LGBTQ+ community, multiple outlets report.

Poppers, made of alkyl nitrates, have operated in a legal gray area for decades — masquerading as cleaning solvents and nail polish remover, according to Fast Company — but the inhalants have now seemingly fallen under scrutiny.

Double Scorpio, a Texas-based poppers producer, announced this week that it “stopped all operations following a search and seizure” performed by the FDA, according to a statement on their website, which has been wiped of all other information.

“We don’t have a lot of information to share but we believe that the FDA has performed similar actions towards other companies recently,” the company wrote, thanking their loyal customers for their “trust” during their eight years in business.

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