ANTI-impotence pill Viagra has moved out of the bedroom and onto the dancefloor as clubbers' bids to get the ultimate night out turn ever more deadly.

Party-goers are paying as little as £12 for a Viagra pill, which they mix with more 'common' club drugs in a bid to create new highs on the dancefloor.

But drugs workers claim that instead of having an euphoric effect on revellers, the potent concoction will only have a 'mechanical' effect on the body.

They say clubbers are risking their lives taking the impotence drug with other narcotics.

The Community Drugs Action Team is aware that the drug, which is only available on prescription and has found its way into sex shops, is sold by drug dealers or on the Internet.

And Kath Talboys, of the Preston-based helpline Drugline, said many new drugs are being introduced to the club scene.

She said: "For many years, the club scene has been asexual, with people going out purely to dance.

"In recent times, however, the club scene has become more sexually-charged with people going out to 'pull' and this is where drugs like this can come in.

"But rather than have a euphoric effect on the mind, it only tends to have a mechanical effect on the body."

The blue, diamond-shaped Viagra pill is mixed with a variety of drugs, including Ecstasy, cocaine and cannabis.

GHB, the so-called date-rape drug, is also used in conjunction with Viagra. It is particularly dangerous if taken with amyl nitrate - commonly known as 'poppers' - according to health experts, who say it could lead to heart attacks.

One Preston clubber told the Citizen that mixing Viagra - which cost him £12 a tablet - had been an interesting experience. He said: "Me and my mates were offered it so we tried it. It's perfectly normal for us to take drugs on a night out but this was something different.

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