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"The Reward Foundation is a health education charity looking at the research around love, sex and relationships. Our name comes from the 'reward system' of the brain, the part responsible for motivation and learning. It's where we fall in and out of love. It works best when it is in balance. This system can be hijacked by artificially strong 'rewards' such as drugs, alcohol, nicotine and the internet, especially pornography, throwing it out of balance with excessive highs and lows. Internet pornography is  a super-normal or "industrial strength" sexual stimulus. As with cocaine and heroin use, it can lead to compulsive or addictive use in some people."

"Here's an overview about porn's impact from our associates at Your Brain on Porn. Many people think that internet porn is harmless, just a short term cure for stress, boredom, loneliness, anxiety and generally feeling low. Some say it's even beneficial. As it turns out, short term fixes like porn usually lead to more problems in the long term as the brain becomes used to the constant novelty. Few people appreciate that websites and social media platforms showing porn are specifically designed to be addictive. They change our brains at a deep level. Bingeing on this material over time can lead to unwanted changes. It can result in a feeling of deep emptiness, constant sexual fantasy, emotional separation from those around us, paranoia, jealousy, and even produce sexual dysfunctions in some."

"“The computer is 'electronic cocaine' for many people. Our brains are wired for finding immediate reward. With technology, novelty is the reward. You essentially become addicted to novelty.” (Professor of neuroscience, Peter Whybrow, UCLA, 2012)."

"“Of all internet applications, porn has the most potential to become addictive.” (Meerkerk et al., 2006)."

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