Cocaine use has long been linked to higher frequencies of impulsive behavior, and risky sex, but this link has been difficult to establish formally. Today this news study published in the medical journal Psychopharmacology has scientifically determined this causality.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in the United States have recruited a small number of healthy, regular cocaine users to understand the impact of this drug on sexuality and risky behavior.
During the study, participants took a placebo or tablet with 125 milligrams per 70 kilograms of cocaine body weight or a pill dosed with 250 milligrams per 70 kilograms of cocaine body weight.
Cocaine increases sexual desire …
Throughout the observation, the volunteers declared their condition on a 4-point scale (0: no effect, 4 maximum effect) and their sexual desire on a 100-point scale (0: none sexual desire, 100 intense desire). Their responses clearly show that cocaine increased sexual desire.
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… but also sexual impatience and risky behavior
To determine whether this desire was linked to risky behaviors, the researchers conducted a second experiment which found that cocaine promoted “sexual impatience” which prompted users not to “wait” to find a condom. have sex. Likewise, the study found that cocaine reduced the perceived risk ofSTI.
“Our study helps to explain why regular cocaine users are more prone to unsafe sex and highlights why public health officials and doctors should make sure they are well ‘equipped’ with condoms to prevent STIs, ”says Dr Matthew Johnson, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the school of Medicine from Johns Hopkins University.
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