Author Archives: Scott Brassart

  • Drug Use and Sex: Men
    Monday, November 11th, 2024

    Drug Use and Sex: Men

    Dr. David Fawcett In men, alcohol is by far the most commonly consumed substance in conjunction with sexual behavior. This might be surprising based on how alcohol impacts sex....
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  • Porn Addiction: Why Me?
    Monday, October 28th, 2024

    Porn Addiction: Why Me?

    Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT One of the first questions that almost any person who is struggling with pornography asks is, “Why me?” Rather than focusing on the fact...
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  • Drug Use and Sex: Women
    Monday, October 14th, 2024

    Drug Use and Sex: Women

    Dr. David Fawcett While there is a rich literature on sexualized drug use among men, notably men who have sex with men, there is far less research concerning women....
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  • Signs of Porn Addiction
    Sunday, October 13th, 2024

    Signs of Porn Addiction

    Using Pornography to Cope with Life Stressors First and foremost, porn addicts use pornography to cope with life stressors. They repeatedly and compulsively rely on sexualized imagery to escape...
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  • Is Depression Linked to Addiction?
    Monday, September 30th, 2024

    Is Depression Linked to Addiction?

    Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT In a previous post, I outlined the basic neurobiology of addiction, including the fact that when the nucleus accumbens (the dopamine rewards center of...
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