RFK Jr is coming for poppers: Major party-drug producer closes as FDA cracks down

Robert F Kennedy Jr, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, is cracking down on poppers, a party drug popular among some members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Kennedy, the nephew of the assassinated Democratic president John F. Kennedy and the son of slain attorney general Bobby Kennedy, was appointed by president Donald Trump despite his history of promoting anti-vaccine and health-related conspiracy theories.

Last week, Double Scorpio, a company that manufactures poppers, announced on social media that it would be stopping all operations following a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) search and seizure at its offices. 

Alkyl nitrites, more commonly known as poppers, are chemical substances that are often inhaled to loosen muscles such as the throat and anus, and possibly give

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