The situation is worse than that set out by my hon. Friend the Member for Newport West (Paul Flynn). What is likely to happen if we make poppers illegal is that a gay man who uses poppers to enhance sexual pleasure may well be tempted to go on the black market and use a Class A or Class B drug, which would increase the risk of unprotected sex and, as a consequence, sexually transmitted infections.
Psychoactive Substances Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Andrew Gwynne
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 20 January 2016.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Psychoactive Substances Bill [Lords].
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