An increasing number of studies found pornography can be addictive. This study by Dr. Valerie Voon shows pornography’s effects on the brain.
Classification of compulsive sexual behavior as an addictive disorder might benefit clinicians, researchers, and suffering individuals.
“Ethical” pornography is an oxymoron—one of massive proportions. Here are four reasons why so-called ethical pornography is a myth.
Neuroscientists are now able to see functional and structural differences between those who consume porn vs. those who don’t.
A review of popular theory of addiction explaining why people with behavioral addictions persist despite negative consequences.
Sharing findings from and NCOSE Research Institute commentary on Simone Kühn and Jürgen Gallinat in JAMA Psychiatry 71, no. 7 (2014).
Sharing findings from and NCOSE Research Institute commentary on Valerie Voon in PLoS ONE 9, no. 7 (2014).
Sharing findings from and NCOSE Research Institute commentary on J. Castro-Calvo et al. in Addictive Behaviors Reports (2021).
A new video produced by Fight the New Drug, featuring Drs. Simone Kühn, Don Hilton, Jr., and Philip Zimbardo, discusses research that shows how pornography has
[Note: this article contains medical discussion of sexual dysfunctions.] A new paper investigating the harms of pornography has been published, and its findings are cause
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCSE) hosted an influential symposium right in the U.S. Capitol building, July 14th 2015, which presented compelling social and
A new peer-reviewed scientific research paper released last week reconfirms the existence of porn addiction. While recent articles have been in the news that attempted to
