The New Club Drug: Preparation H?

Fox ^ | June 3, 2008 | not specified

[RDTF]

The hottest club drug appears to be one normally used to fix a "burning" problem.

Preparation H, the topical medication used to treat hemorrhoids, reportedly is catching fire as the latest "drug" to hit the New York City club scene.

The topical solution contains a medication called phenylephrine HCL, which shrinks the swollen tissues of hemorrhoids. It works by constricting the nearby blood vessels that surround the area. But the ingredient will shrink other tissue as well.

The method has been hailed on the Internet and has long been used by body builders in need of a quick fix for a problem area prior to competition, as well as women looking to reduce puffiness around their eyes.

But one doctor said the off-label usage of the drug is ludicrous.

"It doesn't even work that well for hemorrhoids," said Dr. Marc Siegel, a FOX News medical contributor.

-snip-

New York bouncer, blogger and author Rob Fitzgerald told ABCNews.com that men are slathering up their torsos with the hemorrhoid cream to make themselves look "ripped."

-snip-

[hoagy62]

To quote Hank Hill: “I don’t know whether to laugh or vomit”.

[PurpleMan]

I know of trumpet players who used it, too

[Husker8877]

What kind of horn were they blowing?

;>)

[aristotleman]

I don’t understand how the people in the article use this “drug”

Trust me, I’m not naive,but, what on earth would one do with prep-H ?!!!!

[mysterio]

Our government had better start requiring drug stores to write down the names of the people who buy Preparation H so paramilitary squads can kick their doors down and shoot their pets.

That's the only way we will stop the spread of this dangerous drug.

[max americana]

BUYER TO DRUG DEALER.

BUYER:”Yo, dude, you got some H?”
DEALER: “Yeah, bro, heroine is like $20 per...”
BUYER” I mean H...”
DEALER: “OH, HASH...yeah, that’s $30 per pound..”
BUYER: “No, fool, H!’
DEALER: “WTF dog..what’s H?”
BUYER:” H...preparation H.”
DEALER: “just head over to the pharmacy, ***hole.”

[andy58-in-nh]

[cripplecreek]

I’m kinda curious about how Hank got that narrow urethra.

[SampleMan]

New York bouncer, blogger and author Rob Fitzgerald told ABCNews.com that men are slathering up their torsos with the hemorrhoid cream to make themselves look "ripped."

You have to be a real butt hole to do something like that.

[Doogle]

[cripplecreek]

Nobody knows the shrinkage I've seen.

[pandoraou812]

But one doctor said the off-label usage of the drug is ludicrous.

The stuff that made it shrink wrinkles has long been taken out ...If you want the real stuff you have to order it from Canada & it really does work on wrinkles.

http://www.prep-h.com/story.html

[BerryDingle]

There’s no such thing as a perfect Adam Clymer.

[Southerngl]

How is using a tissue shrinkage cream on your face for a pepper upper beauty wise a “drug”?

[ExTexasRedhead]

Perhaps Osama Obama used it on his brain.

[LiberConservative]

... men are slathering up their torsos with the hemorrhoid cream to make themselves look "ripped."

Metrosexual men are slathering up their torsos with the hemorrhoid cream to make themselves look "ripped."

Fixed it.

[bdfromlv]

it has been used for years by tatto artists to keep tats from bleeding and is a good sanitary covering for new tats. use a new tube please,

[freekitty]

LOL

[RoadKingSE]

[freekitty]

What is ripped?

[nkycincinnatikid]

I had the very distinct pleasure to meet and do some things for Dr Sperti, the local inventor/genius who came up with the formula for Preparation H among many, many other things. People like him are so excedingly rare.

[RDTF]

[martin_fierro]

has long been used by body builders in need of a quick fix for a problem area

What area?
You don't wanna know.

[PGalt]

LOL! FReeper humor BUMP! LOL!

[SouthTexas]

Ain’t touching that one!

[Yehuda]

“Trust me, I’m not naive,but, what on earth would one do with prep-H ?!!!!”

How about for when we vote for McPain?

(”Yeah, he’s like a hemorrhoid, but he’s OUR hemorrhoid”)...

[SlapHappyPappy]

Apparently it’s big in gyms where guys want to look good for the ladies and have a better excuse for showing some skin.

[neb52]

The article says they put the cream on their chest and abs I guess to “tighten” the muscles up. All hail the Hedonist god, god of pleasure and vanity.

[neb52]

I wonder if that is worse than putting Bengay in somebody’s chap stick. I have a friend that always does that on ski trips. You have to guard your chap stick real close on those trips.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

The radio has been talking about this all day.

Apparently quite popular in NYC clubs.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Who tested Preparation A - G?

And why did they fail?

[fredhead]

Dr. Evil: “Preparations A through G were unsuccessful. So I will call this.......PREPARATION H!”

Scott Evil: “Why don’t you just call it Operation A## Cream?”

[CougarGA7]

Not in a million years would I use that.

[Ramius]

Sometimes I wonder if things like this aren’t made up just to see if some dipstick will try it.

[Old Professer]

http://www.prep-h.com/story.html

[Old Professer]

I’ve still got a box of screwdrivers I haven’t been able to hold onto since STP came out.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Gimme two tubes.

[CougarGA7]

It's twue, It's twue.

[cva66snipe]

The biggest question in my mind is this. Can it If applied in vast amounts shrink the swelling of runaway government without surgery?