Addiction to pornography sites the most serious threat to mental health
The researchers said that psychiatrists get used to the scenes pornography leads to the most serious cases of addiction of cocaine addiction, and may lead to mental disorders and physical high, in the hearing of the Senate of the Commission of Science, Technology and Space on Thursday.
Was seen by Dr. Mary Ann of Leiden, the status of cognitive therapy researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, which have specialized testified before a Senate committee that "the pornographic sites is the most serious threat to mental health we know it today," according to Wired magazine and the U.S..
Attributed the dangers of such sites as being available via the connecting means is characterized by high efficiency - the Internet - it is also available in a permanent and free.
Thus, comparing this type addiction cocaine, for example, the first most dangerous, because it is not restrictions on it, can not be identified from the abused, and that its impact can not be wiped from the brains of its victims, with still scenes pornography caught imagination of the saw, while it could be almost erased the final effects of the cocaine addict's body after some time.
Dr Jeffrey Satanovr - a psychiatrist and a specialist who testified - he said that the viewer of pornography, and the subsequent raising of nationality, induce the body to produce semiconductor opium natural (opiods), and thus the impact of Internet sites that posted the pornographic content is stronger than the effect of heroin .
Has been suggested by some members of the Committee at the hearing to monitor the financing of the budget of the federal government to study the physical effects of addiction to pornography. Others suggested directing some government support for civic education programs, the dangers of exposure to pornographic content.
The United States Supreme Court decided in late June last review of the law issued in 1998 to protect children from exposure to pornographic material when you surf the Internet, as the law is unconstitutional and contrary to freedom of expression.
The federal judge ruled in September / September last unconstitutional a law passed in the state of Pennsylvania to compel companies to Internet service provided to prevent host any pornographic sites on the Hasupacha servers.
