Viagra is one of America's favorite remedies for “boner” problems. With 77% of men over 75 years of age still wanting to have sex but have difficulty getting it up, it's no surprise that this little blue pill has a huge cult following.

Since its first release in 1998, more than 23 million men around the world have filled Viagra prescriptions. This makes the miracle boner pill one of the most successful medicines created of all time. But in 2000, a peak of Viagra-related death reports in healthy young men had occurred, causing an alarm among the millions of Viagra users world-wide.

Viagra-related deaths were said to be in men who used Viagra as one would, typically. Most of men noted to have died of Viagra were said to be younger than 65 years old and had no history of heart diseases or any risk factors relating to cardiovascular problems. What's frightening is that 70% of the mean who have died of Viagra-related deaths took only the recommended dose of 50 mg and nothing more. These men died between four to five hours after taking the boner drug.

Not to mention that using Viagra while receiving nitrate therapy for other medical conditions have also caused a sudden lowering of a person's blood pressure, thus leading to heart attacks and deaths.

It is important to be sure that you need Viagra before you use it. The best way to avoid subjecting yourself an willing victim of Viagra-related “accidents“ is to talk to a physician first. Discuss your erection problem and tell them of your other health conditions. This way, your doctor can carefully select an appropriate drug for your erectile dysfunction if Viagra isn't safe for you to use. Also, a word of warning for young men who don't need Viagra but want to try it – Viagra can cause a lot of adverse effects, death included – would you really want to subject yourself to that risk?