Is sex better with alcohol or drugs?

Most of the people think so. Drink and drugs might make you feel less nervous about sex – but then if you need these things to feel comfortable, you’re probably not with the right person, or you may not be ready to having sex yet.

What’s more, sexual performance can actually diminish after a night out. Alcohol numbs the genitals’ nerve cells, making it more difficult to reach orgasm. Alcohol can also make it harder for boys to achieve an erection. Drugs can have a similar effect. Some people take drugs to make them more sexually excited, to make them ‘last longer’ in bed, or because they think they will have a more pleasurable orgasm. However these drugs can actually cause erection and orgasm problems. You may hear stories about people having sex for hours while taking drugs, but that’s probably because they can’t reach orgasm – it doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re having better sex!

Effect of alcohol

Alcohol is a depressant. This means that it temporarily slows down your central nervous system (the brain and the spinal cord), which controls your bodily functions, blocking out some of the messages trying to get through to your brain. Your reactions slow down and you may feel more relaxed and less anxious. Keep on drinking and you eventually become intoxicated – i.e. drunk, wasted. At this point people often get blurred vision, slur their speech and become uncoordinated which is very bad for a great health.

Effect of drugs

Drugs vary greatly in strength and the effect that they can have on you. Some drugs are depressants (like alcohol), and make you drowsy and more relaxed. Marijuana (weed, pot, cannabis) falls into this class. Marijuana is one of the most common drugs used by teens and is often perceived to be relatively safe, but this isn’t necessarily the case. The strains of marijuana available today are generally much stronger than those around during the hippie era of the 60’s and 70’s, which is when the drug gained its reputation as a harmless herb. There’s also increasing evidence linking regular marijuana use to long-term mental health problems such as memory loss and depression in some people which can never lead to a great sexual activity.

Thus it can be concluded that alcohol and drugs are not good for a great and healthy sex.