![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/true-story-of-how-mormon-vegan-made-millions-with-law-breaking-sex-pill/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/newspress-collage-23399764-1691516471460.jpg&description=Exclusive 'Viagra' conman Published : 19:00, 8 Aug 2023 WHAT happens when you cross a Mormon with a vegan and an erectile dysfunction supplement? It sounds like a bad joke — but it's actually the start of a jaw-dropping true story that is about to hit our screens. 5 Mormon Erb Avore sold a sexual enhancement supplement called Stiff Nights in the early Noughties Credit: SUPPLIED 5 Erb claimed his little pill was completely natural Credit: Alamy In the early Noughties, a man called Erb Avore, who was a Mormon , began selling a sexual enhancement supplement called Stiff Nights. Unlike competitor Viagra , Erb claimed his little pill was completely natural and he went on to have enormous success selling it. Because it was natural, the pills could be sold like vitamins in petrol stations, corner shops and beyond. Men raved about their success in the bedroom, thanks to Stiff Nights. That was until the American Food and Drug Administration threw the pills under the microscope and realised the reason it proved so potent was because it contained sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra. An investigation was launched into the great erection deception and that's when the action really hotted up. ITV's film about the amazing saga, expected this autumn, will hear from key players about how Erb was able to dodge America's highly political pharmaceutical regulations. A TV source said: 'Whether we've dabbled in little blue pills or not, we all remain fascinated by Viagra and the miracles it can create in the bedroom. "It makes this twist on the tale all the more riveting. 'It's mind blowing that a carbon copy could masquerade as a harmless herbal supplement and sell out — right under the noses of the notoriously tightly regulated US pharmaceutical industry. 'The Great Erection Deception: The Stiff Nights Story will unpick how it happened and hear from scientists. 'And while following the story of Stiff Nights, the film looks at the birth of Viagra, charts the rise of modern-day o){kind=link}
WHAT happens when you cross a Mormon with a vegan and an erectile dysfunction supplement?
It sounds like a bad joke – but it’s actually the start of a jaw-dropping true story that is about to hit our screens.
In the early Noughties, a man called Erb Avore, who was a Mormon, began selling a sexual enhancement supplement called Stiff Nights.
Unlike competitor Viagra, Erb claimed his little pill was completely natural and he went on to have enormous success selling it.
Because it was natural, the pills could be sold like vitamins in petrol stations, corner shops and beyond.