Viagra Recreational Use

Acclaimed as the long-time awaited solution for male erectile dysfunction, satanized by social an religious groups, and marketed as a sexual enhancer, Viagra recreational use is today widely accepted for most men.

As a prescribed drug, it is estimated that over 600,000 health care providers worldwide have prescribed Viagra since 1998 when this drug was introduced internationally via the United States market.

From then forward, about 16 millions patients have taken Viagra for recreational use or medical treatment. Research found that 82% of all patients with erectile dysfunction that were treated with Viagra experienced penile erections, contrasting with only 24% erections in placebo patients.

This and other facts makes Viagra the most commonly prescribed drug in the world, and the most commonly abused after men found that Viagra recreational use is, in fact, an enhancer to enjoy their sex life from a new approach.

Pfizer, the pharmaceutical company behind the genuine drug, published a study involving 5 million American men, revealing that Viagra recreational use is growing in men under age 45. This is three times the number of men that tried Viagra between 1998 to 2002.

Sildenafil citrate, the generic active compound of Viagra tablets, increases penile size by promoting flow of blood into the penis, being the knowledge "on the street" that such stimulations extends the time to ejaculation, making Viagra the ideal candidate for abuse.

Today, Viagra is compared with heroin, crack, pot, or meth, hence obtained for illicit means rather than medical prescription. It is believed that Viagra for recreational use exceeds all the expectations, especially if we keep in mind how easier it is to buy the drug through the Internet.

In 2004, it was expected that Pfizer limited the prescription of the drug to men 65 years in age and over. However, that same year the pharmaceutical sales report found loyal buyers in men as young as age 18, who where pleased enjoying the Viagra recreational use.

Always controversial, later than year a worldwide study conducted in over 3,700 patients found that young men were suffering from erectile dysfunction, while older men were just addicted to Viagra recreational use.

With this panorama in mind and the different alternatives to Viagra, pharmaceuticals put aside any effort to limit the prescription of the drug to a certain group of patients. After all, who would get tired of making money if more men were using and abusing Viagra?

The bottom line is that Viagra recreational use has been accepted as something normal for men of any age, contrary to the early days when being prescribed with Viagra was embarrassing, and even more being caught purchasing the drug just for fun.