Anybody seriously think this dude isn't a bit light in the loafers?
Posted on 01/14/2005 9:25:04 AM PST by presidio9
Approximately one out of six gay men use Viagra recreationally, and are more likely to do so if they are also using illegal drugs, new research indicates.
U.S. investigators Richard Crosby of the University of Kentucky in Lexington and his co-author R. J. DiClemente found that men who experimented with cocaine and ecstasy were nearly three times more likely to have used Viagra without a prescription in the previous three months.
However, the authors caution that the men included in the study were all attending a sex resort.
Nevertheless, the results raise concerns, Crosby and DiClemente write. Taking Viagra may increase the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) because the drug can prolong sex and enhance the size of an erection, which increases friction, they note.
These are two effects "that could conceivably foster tissue abrasion and therefore increase the odds of STI transmission," they write in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.
To investigate how often men who have sex with men use Viagra, the researchers asked visitors to the sex resort to complete a questionnaire. One hundred and sixty-four men agreed to participate in the study.
Men were an average of 40 years old, and mostly white. They reported an average of 10 sex partners during the past three months.
Approximately 16 percent of the participants said they had tried non-prescription Viagra during sex in the past 3 months.
Among people who also used ecstasy during sex, 35 percent said they also used Viagra, compared with only 13 percent of people who did not take ecstasy during sex. And 37 percent of cocaine-users also admitted to using Viagra, while only 13 percent of non-users said they had done so.
Men were no more likely to try Viagra if they also engaged in risky sexual behaviors such as having five or more sex partners or having unprotected anal sex.
These findings suggest that experts need to educate men about the potential risks of non-prescription use of Viagra, the authors write.
SOURCE: Sexually Transmitted Infections, December 2004.
Anybody seriously think this dude isn't a bit light in the loafers?
In fairness, their average life expectancy is 42 years, and they are disproportionately affluent (because they don't have inconvenient expenses such as children). So most end up paying a great deal into Social Security, and never getting a penny back. Why do you think they are so gung-ho about marriage?
Sadly, they manage to share that joy with the rest of us.
i wonder if the UN is going to get "Shaft, Stretch,and Dick" put on the cover of the brochure for that place ?
She evidently had “dated” several of the guys she had worked with.
She claimed that they used Viagra so they could “perform” in front of the camera, etc. She claimed that they had used it so much that without it they couldn’t perform at all.
Literally claimed that they’re 26-ish year old guys that now need it to do anything. I don’t know if that’s funny or not. Interesting though.
Heh...
Somehow the word, "misusing" is underrated.
I just read Viagra and the other similiar pills were losing strength in sales. At first they thought it was from stiff competition, but they all are recording flagging results.
Thanks. I am very happy to be here.
The other angle to consider on this is the effect drugs have on male performance. Absent Viagra, they probably reach a point of intoxication from alcohol and drugs where they cannot perform. Add Viagra to the mix and all of the sudden they can tear open a mudhole when they are completely whacked.
This may have more to do with the increased risk than anything.
What a headline! It truly boggles the mind with possibilities.
;-)
Of course it is. However, abuse by "gay" men was predictable. In fact, I predicted it when Viagra was first announced.
I'm sure they're not the only ones. Any "party" culture regardless of sexual inclination is abusing Viagra and its sister drugs.
When someone has to get blitzed out of their skull in order to have sex, it would seem that person is having a conflict with their conscience.
Yes, but can you explain how they managed to do it before Viagra?
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