Watch Gabe Deem’s video about using porn to get to sleep on RebootNation.org Comments from two men: More stress=more masturbation. Frequency goes way up nearing finals and before a paper is due. It’s a stress reliever and clears the brain so you can focus. Not long after orgasm (sometimes even ten minutes later) I am […]
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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COMMENTS: I picked this editorial because it is relatively easy to understand and nicely structured. It lays out all the basics, and discusses individual drugs. Keep in mind that all addictions, whether porn, drugs, or gambling, involve the same underlying mechanisms and neural pathways.
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Read More… from Neurobiology of Addiction and Implications for Treatment (2003)
COMMENTS: One of the few studies that covers how abstinence affects the levels of dopamine receptors.
Highlights:
– D2 receptors bounce back fairly quickly – less than a month
– D1 receptors are way too high at a month, but bounce back within 90 days.
– High or low D1 receptors may be keys to acute withdrawal and cravings
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COMMENTS: First study to show that drug use causes a decline in dopamine (D2) receptors. Important because addicts have a low number of such receptors, which may contribute to addiction. Also shows that receptors can bounce back, but maybe not in everyone.
LAY ARTICLE: Cocaine Abuse And Receptor Levels: PET Imaging Confirms Link
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Scientists have actually measured many separate factors and their relationship to prostate cancer: 
ejaculation, intercourse frequency, marital status, number of sex partners, and cases of sexually transmitted disease. So far, study results conflict with each other on almost every factor, and the medical profession does not consider ejaculation frequency (or infrequency) to be risk factor for prostate cancer.
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Food on the Brain
Daniel Fisher, 01/10/05
Are the high-fat, sugar-laden things we crave addictive? Here’s what the latest scientific research is telling us.
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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? 
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 […]