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- $Title{Cocaine Use and Sexual Performance}
- $Subject{cocaine sex Community Social Problems Sexual Performance coke arousal
- desire pleasure stimulant dopamine erection ejaculation drug drugs Sexually
- Sexuality aroused desires pleasures stimulants coca}
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- Copyright (c) 1991-92,1993 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
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- Cocaine Use and Sexual Performance
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- QUESTION: Do you think you are being fair to your readers when you just knock
- the use of coke and fail to tell them that it is the greatest aid for great
- sex known to man? Bet this letter never makes it to your column.
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- ANSWER: You lose your bet. Throughout history cocaine use has been linked to
- increased arousal and better sexual performance, sometimes rightfully, but
- more often wrongfully so. While it is true that early cocaine use heightens
- sexual desire and creates an illusion of sexual machismo, continued abuse
- often results in a long list of functional problems.
- Normal sexual function depends on all body systems being in good health
- and well-balanced, especially the nervous system. Nerve endings release
- chemical substances which carry action messages to other nerve endings,
- regulating our body's reflexes and emotional chemistry. In a sense, we
- function like a giant switchboard with all lines transmitting directions and
- no busy signals. Anything which interferes with the normal exchange of these
- nerve impulses can put sexual pleasure at risk.
- For instance, cocaine is a central nervous system stimulant. It makes
- the body over produce certain chemicals such as dopamine, whose job it is to
- make us feel things more intensely. At first a new cocaine user may
- experience strong sexual urges, prolonged intercourse, and multiple orgasms
- brought on by the extra supply of dopamine. But after a period of abuse, the
- dopamine stores run out and everything goes into reverse: sexual interest
- drops off, erection becomes either difficult or continuous, and ejaculation is
- inhibited. In addition, the depletion of one chemical activates the
- production of others which can lead to a multitude of symptoms, such as
- fatigue, abnormal breast milk production in both sexes, and an end to orgasms.
- Inviting as the rumors about cocaine might be, careful analysis of the
- results of its use reveal the disastrous outcomes that occur, and should
- frighten any who contemplate even a casual experiment with this potent drug.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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