Drugs for erectile dysfunction (ED) are being used by more and more young men who have no medical need for them—about 6 percent of male college students (I guess that technically makes it “abuse” rather than “use”). But, if you’ll pardon the pun, there is a downside. To start with, ED drug use has been...Continue reading
Category: Substance Abuse
April is Alcohol Awareness Month
I am always intrigued by the process by which patients can be admitted to a hospital with one or another sequella of either binge drinking or chronic alcoholism and the can get a mega-workup for the evaluation and management of their symptoms without anyone ever having asked them “Why do you drink?”
Alcohol and Prostate Cancer: What’s the connection?
Most men enjoy a beer, tumbler of whiskey, or glass of wine coming home from the grind, going out with friends and family, or just to take a load off. Many people can benefit socially, mentally, or even spiritually from moderate alcohol consumption. However, the physiological benefits of alcohol consumption have been debated amongst the...Continue reading
Sadly, the Luck O’ the Irish Doesn’t Protect Against Drunk Drivers, STDs, Early Death (Or Anything Else for That Matter)
Since it is indeed St. Patrick’s Day and this is a forum for discussing Men’s health you could probably have guessed that the message today would be about the dangers of alcohol consumption. However, hopefully I can avoid being too stale and provide you with some new information and just enough caution to cause you...Continue reading
More progress towards reducing tobacco use
An article by USA today (click here for article) reported that retail chains are making progress towards reducing tobacco use in the US. More specifically, New Hampshire, Illinois, and Tennessee all have Bills pending to bar pharmacies with walk in clinics from selling tobacco products. New York has a Bill that would ban all pharmacies,...Continue reading
Restaruants banning smoking helps reduce youth smoking
The Los Angeles Times reports that restaurants that ban smoking also help reduce the number of youths who light up. (click here for article). When young adults are not given an environment where they can openly partake in an unhealthy habit, they are less likely to continue the behavior. This article is a good example...Continue reading
Links / News – Oct 24th
“I Just Couldn’t Sacrifice My Son”, By David Nicholson (registration required) – Update, my colleague Malia at Boys and Schools has written a great post about this story. Low testosterone in men linked to earlier death Smoking linked to teen alcohol and drug use Men need children more than women according to study (found via...Continue reading