which binds to the same receptors as heroin and morphine. If the "rush" generated by self-injury is removed, the behavior may stop. Behavioral disorders Some indications exist that naltrexone might be beneficial in the treatment of impulse-control disorders such as kleptomania, compulsive gambling, or trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling), but evidence of its effectiveness for gambling is conflicting. A 2008 case study reported successful use of naltrexone in suppressing and treating an internet pornography addiction. Interferon alpha Naltrexone is effective in suppressing the cytokine-mediated adverse neuropsychiatric effects of interferon alpha therapy. Critical addiction studies Some historians and sociologists have suggested that the meanings and uses attributed to anti-craving medicine, such as naltrexone, is context-dependent. Studies have suggested the use of naltrexone in drug courts or healthcare rehabs is a form of "post-social control," or "post-disciplinary control," whereby control strategies for managing offenders and addicts shift from imprisonment and supervision toward more direct control over biological processes. Sexual addiction Small studies have shown a reduction of sexual addiction and problematic sexual behaviours from naltrexone. References External links Alcohol and health Cyclopropanes Delta-opioid receptor antagonists 4,5-Epoxymorphinans Ethers GABAA receptor negative allosteric modulators Hepatotoxins Kappa-opioid receptor agonists Kappa-opioid receptor antagonists Ketones Mu-opioid receptor antagonists Phenols Wikipedia medicine articles ready to translate