Is the FDA cracking down on poppers?
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Is the FDA cracking down on poppers?
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Poppers, a celebration substance lengthy widespread with homosexual males, have been thrust into the nationwide highlight final week when one producer, Double Scorpio, claimed that they halted operations on account of a search and seizure by the FDA. There’s been no official assertion from the FDA saying this raid passed off, however the suggestion of a raid — towards producers of a substance disproportionately widespread with the queer neighborhood — actually raised some eyebrows.
Brittany is joined by Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR’s well being coverage correspondent, and Alex Abad-SantosSenior Correspondent at Vox. Collectively they discuss concerning the FDA’s issues about poppers — even earlier than our present administration — and the conspiracy principle that is giving some homosexual males flashbacks to the Eighties.
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This episode was produced by Corey Bridges. It was edited by Neena Pathak. Our Supervising Producer is Barton Girdwood. Our Govt Producer is Veralyn Williams. Our VP of Programming is Yolanda Sangweni.
