Porn vs. Cocaine: Which is Worse?

PORNCOCAINE VS The Battle for Which is Worse Age 11 19 The average age a person is first exposed to pornography is eleven years old. The average age a person first tries cocaine is nineteen years old. 99% Reach 16% It is estimated that nearly every adult, by It is estimated that 16.2% of American the time they are 18, has viewed Internet adults have tried cocaine at some point in pornography. Before age 18, 92% of boys their lifetime. and 62% of girls have been exposed to internet pornography. 24M Usage 1.5M %23 About 24 milion (one in ten American About 1.5 million Americans (0.6% of adults) admit to having an addiction to American adults) are reported to have an online pornography. addiction to cocalne. Brain Studies have proven that exceesive Studies have proven that exceesive use viewing of pornography reduces gray of cocaine reduces gray matter in the matter in the motivation part of the brain, decision-making part of the brain, leading causing addicts to be less motivated. addicts to make poor decisions. Addiction Frequency Frequency Viewing pornography increases dopamine Cocain alters the brain to increase levels of levels. As the braln adjusts to higher levels dopamine while consuming the drug. The of dopamine, the becomes desensitized brain then seeks more frequent hits and to what it has already seen. So a person larger dosages to obtain a high, causing a viewing pornography must seek porn cycle of addiction. more frequently and he/she must vlew more extreme types of porn to obtain the same physical sensations, causing a cyle of addiction. Recent studies have shown Large doses of cocalne lead users to have bizarreg that people who regularly view Violence erratic, and violent behavlor. pornography are statistically more Ukely to commit sexual assault, more likely Nearly fifty percent of cocaine users to commit a ra pe, and have been shown to have Increased levels of anger and suspiciousness. more likely to express attitudes that support Violence against WOMen. Pornography users are less likely to intervene when witnessing a rape and they are less likely to show compassion for rape victims. Depression %23 Research has shown that viewing Research has shown that the use of pornogoraphy significantly increases cocalne frequently causes depression and feelings of loneliness in viewers. cocaine use has been attributed to roughly 20% of suicides in some cities. TheVisualCommunicationGuy.com | 2014 Resources Kühn S, Gallinat J. Brain Structure and Functional Connectivity Associated With Pornography Consumption: The Brain on Porn. JAMA Psychiatry. 2014. FightTheNewDrug.org: http://www.fightthenewdrug.org/get-the-facts#porn-addiction-escalates Alan McKee, (2014) Humanities and social scientific research methods in pom studies. Pom Studies 1:1-2, pages 53-63. Dolf Zillmann, Influence of unrestrained access to erotica on adolescents' and young adults' dispositions toward sexuality, Journal of Adolescent Health, Volume 27, Issue 2, Supplement 1, August 2000, Pages 41-44, ISSN 1054-139X, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1054-139X(00)00137-3. Yoder, V., Virden II, T. B.,& Amin, K. (2005). Internet Pornography and Loneliness: An Association?. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 12(1), 19-44. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC181074/ HighTimes.com: http://www.hightimes.com/read/us-tops-cocaine-marijuana-use StopPornCulture.org: http://stoppornculture.org/about/about-the-issue/facts-and-figures-2/ Brookhaven National Laboratory: http://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=11355 PyschologyToday.com: http://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/cocaine Extremity