While the crises of drug and alcohol abuse among minors have received plenty of coverage in recent years, less attention has been paid to an even more widespread issue that is tearing at the seams of American society – pornography addiction.
According to a new report from the Wheatley Institute at Brigham Young University (BYU) and the Institute for Family Studies, a shocking 97 percent of boys and 78 percent of girls between the ages of 12 and 18 have viewed pornography. Another study from the U.K. found that one in five teens admitted to viewing porn on multiple occasions, and one in ten of that number said they felt addicted.
Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review
Brad Wilcox, Chris Bullivant, Commonplace
Michael Toscano, Brad Littlejohn, Clare Morrel, Jon Askonas, Emma Waters, First Things
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