Apparently a little remote town in Brazil has been giving away free Viagra to the townspeople in a program called “Happy Penis” instituted by the mayor, in an effort to help the elderly in his town spice up their sex lives, and walk with a little more pep in their step from the male sexual enhancement drug.

The mayor made the program available to men 60 years of age and older, which is the age group where men start to have a hard time getting and maintaining an erection.  The one thing the mayor probably didn’t bargain for though was one of the side effects of a  sexually active elderly population : Men started having affairs on their wives.

To curtail this sort of behavior, which of course is frowned upon since it was supposed to be understood the men used the sexual enhancement product to spice up their lives with their partners meaning wives, the mayor decided the program would be tweeked a bit.  Instead of handing the viagra out to the men, they decided to hand it out instead to the men’s wives so that it would only be used the way it was meant to. 

I think this is a great story, if you’re a proponent of sexual enhancement aids for the elderly.  Only thing is, there was no mention of physical checkups to make sure these elderly men were healthy and ready to take such a serious drug, which has been shown to have potentially disastrous effects on those with existing heart conditions or weaknesses of the heart. 

Viagra elevates the blood flow and this can be dangerous to men with certain conditions.  I’m sure precautions were taken though.  I guess I’m just being a stick in the mud, since I’m a proponent of viagra alternatives !