Fetishism Due to Methamphetamine (Glass) Abuse: A Case Report
The patient was a 41 year-old, unemployed, divorced male, with high school diploma, residing in Kerman (one of the central Iranian cities). According to his biography concerning sexual background, he experienced his first ejaculation in 14 years old by masturbation and frequently masturbated through the age of 22 years. He married in 22 and experienced frequent intercourses with his wife from which he gained pleasure and it was his preferable method. He commenced drug abuse from the age of 20 years and was involved in different types of substances. Her wife left ten years ago. The patient has started crystal (glass) administration through insufflations since seven months ago and has been taking crystal only since. Simultaneous with crystal abuse, wearing women’s underwear has been the only medium through which the patient reached sexual orgasm. The desire rose with increasing crystal administration. He has masturbated since, wearing women’s underwear, as a preferable method of sexual arousal. Subsequent to crystal (glass) dependency, he has had no desire to have intercourse with women. No instances of paraphilia were seen in his previous records, he is not suffering from any specific psychiatric disease nor is he taking specific medications.