A man in his 90s with an excessive sex drive was among eight patients aged over 70 treated by the NHS for their addiction to sex. Over the last seven years 170 people have been referred to the NHS with sex addiction. A man in his 90s is one of 170 people treated by the NHS for sex addiction in the past seven years, according to NHS Digital (stock image)What is sex addiction? Paula Hall, clinical director at sex addiction specialist The Laurel Centre, said: 'Sex addiction is a rapidly growing problem as our access to sexual services increases through the internet. 'Basic Instinct had just come out and I don't remember who the clever editor was in London, but they came up with "sex addiction".

Source: Daily Mail May 17, 2020 08:31 UTC