Addiction and sexual health: The connection is no longer "holy"
Abstract
The connection between sex and addictive substances has been an issue of intrigue for mankind since antiquity. Human beings, the most intelligent of all the life forms on the earth, had been applying their inquisitive nature to enhance their sexual performance and pleasure and had employed various addictive substances for this purpose (Hamilton and Aldridge, 2020). The substances have been used as aphrodisiacs to increase desire and performance, to decrease anxiety before coitus, and as a remedy for certain sexual disorders(Grover et al., 2014). One would agree that this approach has yielded positive results for many, leading to continued use of substances for the purposes mentioned above. Ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of medicine, has discussed and recommended the use of a preparation known as 'Kamini' that primarily contains natural opioids to treat male sexual dysfunction (Basu et al., 2010). Thus, it seems that the connection between sex and substances was primarily "Holy" to begin with. However, as civilization progressed and the industrial revolution kicked in, substances of all kinds have become easily available, and their use has increased like anything(Crocq, 2007). With wider use, the intermixing of substances with sex has probably become more common. Substances exert significant adverse effects on the users' body and mind, and sexual health is no exception. Thus, the connection between the two has no longer continued to be "Holy."
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