The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned against the use of sex enhancement drugs, known popularly known as ‘Manpower’ to impress partners, saying that the consumption can lead to stroke or sudden death. BUSINESS HALLMARK reports.

Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, NAFDAC Director-General, who cautioned in a statement yesterday said most of the products did not go through its approval process. Information Guide Nigeria

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“The use of performance-enhancing drugs, otherwise known as ‘manpower’ in the local parlance, to impress partners can lead to stroke and even sudden death. They are smuggled into the country. If they were registered, the producers and peddlers alike would not be doing what they are doing in the supermarkets, social media platforms, and on the streets,” she said.

“Many people are ignorant of the possible damage that misuse of aphrodisiacs or use of unregistered drugs could cause. When you have a disproportionate flow of blood to a particular part of the body and it lasts longer than normal, they tend to disrupt the normal flow of the circulatory system.” jamb results

“When these things are used especially with some herbal medicines that don’t have dosage and professional prescription, it can lead to internal organ damage. It can hurt the liver and the kidneys, leading to untimely death”.

“These happen in cases when men suddenly slump during sexual intercourse as reported in Rivers and Cross Rivers States recently,” she said.

“There are a lot of side effects. Every drug is a potential poison. Every drug has one side effect or the other. These are chemical products with side effects. In some cases, there are associated Adverse Drug Reactions, which means it could lead to death or more serious organ damage depending on usage.

“It’s not all cases of sudden death that are caused by witches and wizards in the village; but in most cases, they are caused by what we eat or drink carelessly.”