Papaverine And Other Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Can Friggin’ Kill You

Papaverine killed a teen named Joseph Loudon, (pictured), who was mixing the erectile dysfunction drug with alcohol. This is becoming a more common story as teens and college kids are abusing E.D. drugs in huge numbers. What the hell was a teenager doing with a drug prescribed to middle-aged men for erectile dysfunction? Possibly, he got it from his parent’s medicine cabinet, from the black market, or he simply stole it elsewhere. His parents say they don’t have the drug in their home, which could even mean that his friends slipped it in his drink as a joke. Let’s take a look at why this a colossally bad idea.

Put plainly, if you don’t need these drugs they can fucking kill you. The first and most famous E.D. drug is Viagra, made by the king of monster drug companies Pfizer. The drug was originally developed to treat heart disease and other circulatory problems. Viagra and most other E.D. drugs are vasal dilators, essentially opening clogged or constricted veins and capillaries and allowing free blood to flow. Pfizer figured out very quickly that this also helped with erectile dysfunction.

A quick review of penile biology: the penis is filled with several chambers that fill with blood to create an erection. It is essentially like a balloon that fills with blood, (eww.) If a man has a circulatory problem the blood flow can become restricted and make them unable to get an erection.

So, let’s say you have no circulatory problems and are a healthy young man that has no trouble achieving the high hard one, what then? Here are a few of the wonderful side effects you can expect from taking an ED medication:

1. High blood pressure. The drugs will cause vasal dilation and make the blood flow too hard too quickly.

2. Heart attack. Again you are screwing with your circulatory system. Your heart has to play catch up and may go into cardiac arrest.

3. If taken in conjunction with a drug that causes a drop in blood pressure, say alcohol or marijuana, the E.D. drugs will cause a violent reaction and kill you dead like the kid in the story.

The reason kids are doing these drugs is no mystery. You can’t watch TV, go on the subway, or a pharmacy without seeing an ad for one of these drugs. Viagra, Cialis, Levitra, Cerespan (also known as Papaverine) have become as ubiquitous as Tylenol and NyQuil. The only thing that these drugs tell you is that if you take the drug you will get a raging hard-on. To a young man, with a flaming ball of testosterone in their nutsacks, this sounds like a magical wiener elixir that can be used as a sexual aid, like nipple clamps or KY. The dangers of the drug’s side effects are not sufficiently discussed and many a parent is surprised to find out these risks only after their precious little boy keels over.

These drugs are a wonderful development for men who suffer from E.D. It extends, (heh heh), their sex life and helps keep them intimate with their wives. But if you don’t need it, don’t friggin’ use it! No stiffy is worth become a stiff yourself.

Erectile Drug Myster In Teen’s Death At Party [San Fancisco Chronicle]
The Dangers Of Using And Abusing Viagra [The Body]
Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Can Lead To Dangerous Interactions [Consumer Affairs]