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Re: Sex Drug Stimulates the Brain


On 18 Feb 03, at 18:17, Tom Berdine wrote:

> Sex Drug Stimulates the Brain
> Betterhumans Staff
> [Tuesday, February 18, 2003] Viagra did wonders for limp sex lives,
> but it only increases blood flow, not desire. A sex drug in testing,
> however, effectively acts on the brain rather than the body.
>
> Called apomorphine, the drug mimics the effects of the
> neurotransmitter dopamine.

Apomorphine has another effect (the one which has been used for
decades), that of inducing vomiting.  It is a powerful emetic drug.
That may be a problem, don't you think?

Best,

Bob


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