http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/3cf57eb11e644a3b64f2689167749667.pdf 056b78f416dc736443bbb01670a367dd PDF Text Text /j 4v / August 17, 1977 Dear Mark, I have not had much experience with drugs that inhibit libido outside the ones described in the third page of the report. I, too, have had patients with schizophrenia treated with antipsychotic drugs who complained that they were less interested in going home than we thought they should be. A discussion showed that impotence was a factor. In my I have had more experience with sexual stimulating drugs. work with opiates (also sexual downers and heroin was regularly associated with impotence), I used the narcotic antagonists cyclazocine We found that patients on cyclazocine showed increased libido, aggressiveness to nurses, and even priapism. We were not sure at first whether it was a direct result of cyclazocine or the blocihde of the negative effects of heroin. In an experiment in depressed patients, cyclazocine also stimulated libido, but here, also, we could not be sure it was a direct resuly of cyclazocine or a result of the relief of depression. When we tried the effects of nalozdne, the findings were never clear. These data were reported by Alfred Freedman about 1972—73. and naloxone. studies of chronic hashish users in Athens, of #7 long-term insisted that hashish use improved libido, performance, and potency. We checked with the wives, and in social worker interviews, 2/3 favored intercourse with their husbands on hashish Again, we could not be sure it was a direct effect of hashish or the absence of the users, In my more than 2/3 irritability these men showed during withdrawal from hashish. The data : Hashihh— Studies of Long—Term Use, edited R. Dornbush and M. Fink, Raven Press, New York, 1977. can be found in the volume by C. Stefanie, I trust these comments are helpful. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, H.D. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Abramowicz, Mark Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-028-6-288 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1977 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence