Getting ready for a night out with my friends, I couldn't help but feel nervous. I'd just got a message from Amy, a primary school teacher I'd fancied for years. She was a friend of a friend and I felt there was chemistry between us. The weekend before we'd bumped into each other at a club and — feeling confident after a few scotch and sodas — I finally kissed her. Now a week had passed and Amy had just texted "You out tonight? Maybe you can carry me home this time… x".

Viagra and other erectile dysfunction drugs are often misused. Find out why this trend is dangerous. Men have been turning to the little blue pill to treat their erectile dysfunction ED for nearly 20 years. They want the drug without the hassle of getting a prescription.

The "little blue pill" celebrates its year anniversary. But, for this next generation of men, the drug is being taken for reasons beyond the initial scope of erectile dysfunction. Others take it recreationally to aid in sexual encounters among men as essentially a party drug that can increase sexual performance.

In March the little blue pill was granted its licence for use as a treatment for erectile dysfunction, kicking off a multi-billion-pound income for its maker, Pfizer. Now it is a firm favourite with around three million fellas in the UK, with many more buying it online, legally or otherwise. More and more young men have turned to the tablets to boost their confidence — and turbo-charge their performance in bed. He began using Viagra out of curiosity rather than necessity and says.