I started masturbating at the age of 14. Some periods were…interesting. I could masturbate 4 times a day at the “interesting” periods which could last for a week. In any case, I masturbated at least once a day. Whenever I was abroad or not in the house, I did not masturbate. Those days were pain. I had erections all the time…
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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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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: If you don’t feel like reading the abstracts below, or searching Medline for the rest of the studies, this is the bottom line:
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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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Both an article and the abstract. This isn’t about addiction per se, but demonstrates the inherent appeal of sexy visuals to primates.
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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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Recent research overwhelmingly support the existence of Internet addiction. The following Internet studies may include porn users, yet do not isolate pornography use. In the list below this section I’ve included studies on both Internet addiction and video game addiction. They are separated by this place holder: “INTERNET ADDICTION ABOVE; INTERNET GAMING BELOW.” List of […]