Using Viagra Makes You Need Viagra

A new study on the recreational usage of erectile dysfunction medications concludes that men may become psychologically dependent on the drug to get it up, even though they’re in normal health.

Oral erectile dysfunction medications (EDMs) have become an increasingly popular drug of abuse among young men without a medical indication. In addition to being associated with increased sexual risk behaviors, recreational EDM use may adversely impact psychological aspects of sexual function, primarily by affecting one’s confidence in pharmacologically unaided erectile ability. To date, these associations have not been investigated empirically. [snip] Confidence in erectile abilities mediates the inverse relationship between recreational EDM use and erectile function. Results underscore the possibility that recreational EDM use among healthy young men may lead to psychogenic ED.

(Via Gothamist)