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Is it possible to have an addiction at any age?

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

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Yes: From childhood to the elderly.

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Answered 10/3/2016

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Yes: Addiction is an equal opportunity disease.

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Answered 9/16/2019

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Hello my Age Is 14..From One Year I Started A Very Bad Habit Masturbation...... It has Weakened My Body i Want to To Get Addiction From This Bad Hab?

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I was addiction to the masturbation for almost 3 or 4 years and i leave that bad habit . Now i am facing a lot night falls 3 or 4 times a week. Thats why my physical health is going down day by day . My age is 18 and i am still skinny.I am very week?

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I am 18years of age an can tell that my testicles has shrunk in size. At a younger age had an addiction. maybe that is the reason. what I wanted to know was if I do semen retention til my semen tract is back full will my testicles get back full size?

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