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The
first research into the use of Viagra in nightclubs has found that the
anti-impotence drug is being used by clubbers in combination with drugs
like Ecstasy, poppers and cocaine.
Fifteen
people - 3% of those questioned - at a club in the North West admitted
to taking the drug. Ten were men and five were women.
The
research was done a month after Viagra was licensed for use in the UK.
It
was available on a private basis, but the clubbers all obtained it illegally,
mostly through dealers and friends.
One
obtained it through the Internet.
Because
they did not get the drug legally, none were aware that the manufacturers,
Pfizer, warn against mixing it with nitrate-based drugs, such as poppers.
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However,
all experienced positive experiences with Viagra and said they would use
it again.
Effects
included increased sexual desire, enjoying sex more, having longer-lasting,
better orgasms and feeling generally "loved-up".
Dr
Fiona Measham from Manchester University, who was involved in the research,
said the effect could have been due to the cumulative effect of Viagra
and the other drugs the clubbers had taken.
It
could also be psychological because of the hype surrounding the anti-impotence
drug.
However,
Dr Measham said the medical view was that Viagra did not work on people
with no sex problems and none of the clubbers said they had sex problems.
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The
only negative side effects reported were headaches, feeling intoxicated
and genital soreness.
Dr
Measham said the genital soreness could be related to the people having
more sex.
The
feeling of intoxication and lack of inhibitions on the dance floor could
be due to the mixture of different drugs the clubbers were taking.
This
included mainly cocaine, cannabis, ecstasy, alcohol and GHB, which has
been compared to date rape drug Rohypnol.
Dr
Measham said it was known that Viagra and nitrate-based drugs could lower
blood pressure to dangerous levels.
But
it was not known what the affect of illegal drugs were on Viagra.
"Viagra
dilates the blood vessels and stimulants like amphetamines, cocaine and
ecstasy put pressure on the circulatory system so there could be long-term
physical consequences of using them in combination," said Dr Measham.
"Many
are very knowledgeable about some drugs, for instance, they know to take
a lot of water with ecstasy, but they don't know what the effect of mixing
drugs is. We are all in the dark on this to some extent," she added.
The
Viagra research is part of a big two-year study, funded by the Economic
and Social Research Council, on the health of clubbers. It will be published
next year.
Dr
Measham said one of the early findings, reflected in the Viagra research,
was how willing young people were to experiment with new drugs.
Source
BBC News
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