Growing number of young men are getting addicted to Viagra

According to AlcoholRehab, Viagra (or Sildenafil) is now one of the most widely used drugs in the world and statistics suggest that more than 20 million men have used it. It works by increasing the blood flow to the penis and makes it easier for a man to achieve erection and sustain erection on stimulation.

HealthCenter.Org,

“More people are… becoming dependent… on the drug. This tends to happen when you have used Viagra for a long period of time and you feel unable to have a healthy sex life without it. It is… possible to become dependent on Viagra when you… are just using it for recreational [purposes]. Viagra is not physically addictive however it is the psychological addiction which can be hard for many men to overcome.”

Many young men who, because of performance anxiety, use Viagra, are embarrassed by the fact and dread having their partners discover that they rely on Viagra to achieve erection. What typically follows is the development of a pattern of secret use and intensification of feelings of shame and guilt that only complicates the psychogenic erectile dysfunction they suffer.