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The Use and Abuse of Prescription Medication to Facilitate or Enhance Sexual Behavior Among Adolescents
Author(s) -
Apodaca T R,
Moser N C
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1038/clpt.2010.264
Subject(s) - medical prescription , clinical pharmacology , erectile dysfunction , drugs of abuse , medicine , psychology , psychiatry , drug , clinical psychology , pharmacology
Adolescents naturally experience an increased interest in sexual behavior, but they usually lack much experience. Thus, any prescription medication that holds the potential to ease or facilitate sexual matters holds a unique allure. Widespread cultural awareness of medications to treat erectile dysfunction (ED) has combined with a recent trend toward increased adolescent prescription drug abuse to create unique challenges for industry, clinicians, and researchers. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (2011) 89 1, 22–24. doi: 10.1038/clpt.2010.264