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of heroin or maybe an 80 mg oxy [OxyContin],
would make me think I was Howard Huge. Staying
power? Hell, you would have to really concentrate
to ever get to where you want to go, so to speak.
Too much opiate? That’s where you snort coke off
of her body. You pick the spot. Smoke a joint, ring
a bell, round two.”—Randy, subscriber to DrugWar.
com email list
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“As far as white stuff, it didn’t do it for me either.
I never really did heroin, but coke and meth didn’t
make me want to go lie around in bed. I was too
busy talking to get into the mood for physical
intimacy. The only time I found coke useful in fact
was once when we didn’t snort any, but my partner
dipped his erect penis in a bag of it. He had some
issues with staying power. It wasn’t an issue that
time. In fact, it was probably the mightiest and
longest lasting erection he ever achieved.”—Libby
Pharmaceuticals
“Cialis is a wonderful drug. It is also easily available
from online pharmacies or your best friend’s dad.
Being in my early 20’s, I admit I don’t really need
Cialis, but then again who in their right mind would
turn down a three-day erection? This drug doesn’t
exactly give me a high besides the fact that I feel
like Superman and can perform for days. Not to
mention the woman has no idea I popped one of
those little gifts from god, so in turn she thinks I
am a god as well. Ah, good times. Well, besides the
hellish heartburn as a side effect but honestly, in
light of the pros, I can deal with it.”—Johann
“Viagra’s effect is to inhibit an enzyme known as phosphodiesterase
type-5 (PDE5), which naturally occurs in erectile
tissue. PDE5 can break down cyclic GMP, the substance that
is produced during sexual arousal and causes vascular and
muscular changes that eventual [sic] lead to an erection.” 12
The current slew of advertisements on TV, in print media, and
“Too much opiate? That’s where you
snort coke off of her body.”
online (for instance, rampant email spamming) for such pharmaceuticals
as Cialis and Viagra, aimed towards men with
erectile dysfunction, make clear that both sex and drugs continue
to be moneymakers. Beyond the obvious physical pleasure
derived from being able to engage in sexual activity—if
one has checked with their doctor first to be sure they’re
healthy enough to still do the physical deed—these drugs do
not get their users high at all. This sort of drug works directly
on the penis, enabling a man to get an erection. The user
might get that elusive hard-on, but as one friend described
it to me while researching this article, “There’s no arousal
whatsoever, no lust. It’s like walking about with a baseball bat
between my legs but no turn-on at all.”
Then there are drugs like Uprima, otherwise known as apomorphine
(unrelated to morphine despite having the word in
its name), which work a bit differently. “Uprima doesn’t act
directly upon the penis like Viagra or Befar, but instead exerts
its influence in the brain for arousal, pleasure, and orgasm.
Uprima acts upon receptors in the hypothalamus and can
enhance erection by increasing the signals from the brain to
begin the process.” 13 Use of Uprima can result in nausea the
first few times, not something one normally associates with
sexual arousal, but as any new user of heroin can tell you, the
same thing results from dope, too, and few stop using solely
because they got a little queasy the first few times.
“My boyfriend began having problems with
erections (he’s older), and I suggested he look
into Viagra. Boy, am I glad he did! The first time
he tried it, one 50 mg pill did nothing, so he took
another and that was a mistake. Three hours later
he was still rock hard and had come multiple times
(so had I)! Since then a single 50 mg dose does it
very well—he’s now good for almost two hours of
good hard sex that leaves both of us worn out.”—
Bobbie, USA 14
Conclusion
As evidenced by the $400-$600 billion a year in illegal drug
trade profits, according to the US government’s own figures
(not even getting into the legal pharmaceutical profits, where
Viagra alone made a $411 million profit for its maker, Pfizer, in
the first three months of its release, and $1.8 billion in 2003),
as well as $4 billion from the sale and rental of porn videos in
2002, it’s obvious that sex and drugs both sell, and there is a
reason for that: Sex and drugs simply fit together as naturally
as the sexual organs. Sex and drugs are two of humanity’s
greatest passions, its most profitable businesses,
and its greatest sources of pain and
pleasure. It’s obvious that for most of recorded
history, humankind has been fascinated with
both pursuits and will continue to be so enthralled for the
foreseeable future.
The desires for sex and drugs are natural drives, inherent in
our very essence, in who we are as human beings. No matter
how many sermons are preached against them, no matter
how many laws are passed governing them, no matter what
the risks and dangers and negative repercussions that can
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