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"Pornography addicts have a more difficult time recovering from their addiction than cocaine addicts, since [[cocaine|coke]] users can get the drug out of their system, but [[pornography|pornographic images]] stay in the brain forever," Layden said. [http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2004/11/65772]

In psychology, '''pornography addiction''' refers to the repititive and obsessive observation of pornography.  Pornography addiction can debilitate a subject, leaving them unable to participate in a normal romantic relationship, and in some cases, lead to violent sexual crimes<ref name="PG_160">{{cite book|last=Shapiro|first=Ben |title=Porn Generation: How Social Liberalism Is Corrupting Our Future|publisher=Regnery Publishing|date=2005|pages=160|ISBN=978-0895260161}}</ref>.  An expert on the subject has commented, "Pornography addicts have a more difficult time recovering from their addiction than cocaine addicts, since [[cocaine|coke]] users can get the drug out of their system, but [[pornography|pornographic images]] stay in the brain forever." <ref>http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2004/11/65772</ref>

However ... there is no consensus among [[mental health]] professionals about the dangers of porn or the use of the term [[pornography addiction]]. [ibid]

Although at the time there is no consensus among [[mental health]] professionals about the dangers of porn or the use of the term [[pornography addiction]],<ref>http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2004/11/65772</ref> the [[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders|DSM IV-TR]] does not list many other obvious and debilitating disorders, like homosexuality, out of a respect for political correctness.

==Links==

==Links==

*[http://newlifehabits.com/2009/11/05/using-a-counterintuitive-approach-to-overcome-porn-addiction/ Using a Counterintuitive Approach to Overcome Porn Addiction] - a [[Mormon]] approach to the problem

*[http://newlifehabits.com/2009/11/05/using-a-counterintuitive-approach-to-overcome-porn-addiction/ Using a Counterintuitive Approach to Overcome Porn Addiction] - a [[Mormon]] approach to the problem