This FAQ is now obsolete as the world’s most widely used medical diagnostic manual, The International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), contains a new diagnosis suitable for porn addiction and cybersex addiction: “Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder.” The current state of the scientific research supports the existence of porn addiction and porn-induced sexual dysfunctions. For example, a […]
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doi: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0100 Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 12 October 2008 vol. 363 no. 1507 3181-3189, Marc N Potenza
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Comments: teens tend be impulsive as we all know. One reason is that they get a bigger blast of dopamine for novel stimuli, and have a less developed “consequences” portion of the brain. Addicts have both of these attributes – only more pronounced, along with a numbed pleasure response.
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Comments: Naltrexone is an opioid receptor antagonist used primarily in the management of alcohol dependence and opioid dependence. The article has excellent explanations of the addictive process and behavioral addictions. by Michael Bostwick, MD and Jeffrey A. Bucci, MD doi: 10.4065/83.2.226 Mayo Clinic Proceedings, February 2008 vol. 83 no. 2 226-230 View online Article Outline […]
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Comment: Study demonstrates in humans that food – a natural reinforcer – can cause a decline in dopamine receptors. Is Internet porn less stimulating than “highly palatable” food? 
LAY ARTICLE: Research Examines Vicious Cycle of Overeating and Obesity (abstract below)
Released: 9/29/2010 4:30 PM EDT
Source: University of Texas at Austin
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Food Addiction: Could It Explain Why 70 Percent of Americans Are Fat?
Mark Hyman MD, October 16, 2010
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Comment: This study demonstrates that when an animal is given unlimited access, a strong natural reinforcer (very stimulating food) can cause a decline in D2 receptors. This decline was seen in nearly all rats, and occurred quite rapidly. When “highly palatable” food was removed, the rats refused to eat normal chow. The rats continued to […]
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Comments: One of the latest and best reviews of dopamine’s role in addiction. Volkow is one of the premiere experts in addiction, and the current head of NIDA. 
Volkow ND, Fowler JS, Wang GJ, Baler R, Telang F.
Neuropharmacology. 2009;56 Suppl 1:3-8.
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by Rebecca Skloot (2007)