Deep Sniff: A History of Poppers and Queer Futures

Poppers…what a exquisite rush. The classic, historical amyl nitrite. And historical indeed, as this book presents the complex and deep history of using this drug. The author will take us on a journey to its humble beginnings in Victorian medicine cabinets to their rise to notoriety in queer clubs by the 1970s. It traces the trajectory of this substance into the different areas where it found use, from the barbershop to the bedroom. The author explores the cultural influence of poppers, as well as exploring ideas of it around sex, drugs and the capitalist economy, laws and regulation,  our freedoms and a lot more to do about this influential drug…which isn’t all amyl nitrite anymore.