Cenk Uygur
@TheYoungTurks·6.5M subscribers·72.8K videos
Can You Be Addicted To Porn?
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July 6, 2015
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5:39Now PlayingIs porn addiction real? Researchers at UCLA say that it isn't. They claim that porn dependency doesn’t meet the classical definition of addiction, and therefore must be treated differently. John Iadarola and Ana Kasparian (The Point) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.
"Porn "addiction" has been a subject of considerable debate among psychologists and in pop culture.
Some argue that porn encourages sexual violence and harms relationships. Others say it may have a place in a healthy sex life.
New research suggests that there's one thing porn isn't, and that's addictive.
A large study from neuroscientists at UCLA found that when people are shown erotic images, the brain's normal addiction reactions are reversed.
In the brain, porn "addiction" looks the opposite of addictions like cocaine, smoking cigarettes and gambling -- and therefore should be treated with different therapies."
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