At 7 p.m. the show was on and the doctor was in. Dr. Drew Pinsky amused and amazed the crowd of 600 attending the Thursday evening interactive event in the University Ballroom. No topic was unspeakable as Dr. Drew addressed everything from female orgasms to the effects that marijuana has on the brain.

The show began with Dr. Drew explaining how he became known as the doctor on the nationally syndicated radio call-in show “Loveline.” According to Pinsky, it began in 1983 when, as a third-year medical student, a radio station approached him about being on a community service program that ran from midnight to 3 a.m. and would be titled “Ask a Surgeon.” At the beginning he had no clue what he was getting himself into, but it was a decision that has worked out to be a favorable one.

“Attraction and arousal will screw you up; however, instinct will not steer you wrong,” Dr. Drew told the audience.

This was the focus of his 90-minute speech, which was integrated with questions from the audience. Dr. Drew stressed that although both men and women call into “Loveline,” most questions are about men. Men, said Pinsky, typically call in to ask for tips on how to last longer in bed, whereas women call in to ask why men do not want to cuddle after sex.

During the program, some seemed hesitant about asking personal questions to a stranger with 600 of their peers waiting in anticipation. The crowd soon warmed up, however, and audience members began openly supplying questions to the doctor.

“I was surprised that people were not more hesitant to ask questions,” said Ryan Cass-Stevens, who sat in to hear Dr. Drew. “The show was great and I feel it was more educational because Adam was not there.”

Dr. Drew addressed the fact that while in college there are three types of relationships: hooking up, friends-with-benefits and joined-at-the-hip. He suggested that people take the time to get to know each other away from school before jumping into one of the above three phases.

Another issue Dr. Drew focused on was the orgasm. A male can have an orgasm as long as his spinal cord is attached, he said. Women, on the other hand, need a physical and emotional attachment. Women 22 and under, said Dr. Drew, rarely experience an orgasm during sex, and some never do.

“Take note, men: it is all about oral sex,” he added.

The program was entertaining and offered everyone information on sex and drug use that they may not have had before entering the University Union Ballroom. It is not every day that one has the opportunity to ask about their gay friends or wonder why their mom wants to talk to them about sex. If you missed the show, you missed an evening of educational entertainment.