ABSTRACT
Sex has obviously always been a central component of the human experience, with ancient civilizations incorporating sexual expression and fertility into their artwork and their primitive forms of worship. Many experts disagree, claiming that scientific evidence is absent or flawed, and that the history of sex addiction, more broadly, is a cultural and moral concept, not a medical condition. Australian scholar Michael Flood notes "that some pornography consumers come to use pornography in ways which are obsessive, compulsive, and have damaging consequences for themselves or others". The porn industry saw the opportunity to capitalize on the trend and leapt at it, increasing their profits along with the number of sex addicts worldwide. The solution to overturning the porn pandemic and its negative effects on our brains is to foster greater community and accountability among those who find themselves in the throes of this addiction.
