Marine Veteran Launches Popular Web Site to Address Pornography Addiction, Recovery

Pornography addiction and military service are not typically placed together in conversations, but one Iraqi veteran is working to help educate families about pornography as a post-combat behavior and providing encouragement online as he addresses his own recovery.

Materials Found at Osama bin Laden’s Compound Prompts Discussion About Violence, Pornography Link

Recent discoveries of pornography found inside Osama bin Laden’s compound are prompting more discussions about possible connections between pornography and violence.

College Group Compares Pornography to Drug Addiction, Starts Educational Efforts

A new college organization formed at Utah State University is taking the approach that pornography addiction is a public health concern that affects millions of families for years, in hopes of preventing college-aged students from engaging in the dangerous and destructive addiction.

Healthy Relationships Strained by Porn Addiction

Healthy relationships often exist due to protection from outside influences. When pornography is introduced, the potential for damage to the relationship increases. Now that porn is readily available via the Internet, the number of people exposed has rapidly increased.

Pornography Addiction Destroys Families, Even Years After a Person’s First Exposure

For a person with a drug or alcohol addiction, mainstream commercials, treatment program brochures and global support group programs are common and have helped the addictions lose much of their stigma in conversation.

Addicted to Porn: SEC Scandal Points to a Growing Problem

Stanton Peele, addiction expert and psychologist, examines pornography addiction for the Huffington Post:

Brain Surgeon Says Pornography is a “True Addiction”

There were three anti-porn conferences held over the weekend in Pocatello, Idaho Falls, and Rexburg, Idaho.

Porn-Viewing College Students Will Likely Face Problems in Work Force

It’s not surprising that pornography is rampant on college campuses—in dorm rooms and on computers—considering that many U.S. children first encounter adult sex materials online while they are in elementary school. But Michael Leahy, a recovering sex addict and author of "Porn @ Work: Exposing the Office’s #1 Addiction,” says that spending years in a pornography-friendly environment doesn’t benefit career-minded students.

Struggling with Internet Porn Addiction

Five years ago, a mother discovered that her 14-year-old son was addicted to pornography. “Most people think that this is a victimless addiction and it is not,” she says. Her son was introduced to Internet pornography by friends. 

Fighting Porn Addiction via the Internet

Although fighting porn addiction online seems a little contradictory, several internet-based programs have been keeping recovering porn addicts from relapsing. Of course, anyone struggling with porn addiction is advised to seek individual or group therapy with a licensed professional.

According to a Wall Street Journal article, one recovering addict is using a free program called X3watch, which runs in the background of his Web surfing and keeps track of any questionable sites he visits. The program then emails the log to a self-appointed “accountability partner,” who will then sit him down for a talk. A $19 pro version allows for more reports and more accountability partners.