Posted on 06/03/2008 5:16:19 PM PDT by 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.
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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."
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(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
What is ripped?
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.
What area?
You don't wanna know.
LOL! FReeper humor BUMP! LOL!
Ain’t touching that one!
Apparently it’s big in gyms where guys want to look good for the ladies and have a better excuse for showing some skin.
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.
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.
Apparently quite popular in NYC clubs.
And why did they fail?
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?”
Not in a million years would I use that.
Sometimes I wonder if things like this aren’t made up just to see if some dipstick will try it.
I’ve still got a box of screwdrivers I haven’t been able to hold onto since STP came out.
Gimme two tubes.
It's twue, It's twue.
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