“ because nowadays any kid can get on the internet and look up anything they want, and porn is something that a lot of parents wouldn’t want their kids coming across at such a young age.” “ was easy to, because when I started I had a phone and access to everything,” the senior boy said. The senior boy said having a phone at this age made it easier for him to access porn. While this may seem young, 14-15 is the average age people are first exposed to pornography, according to Lifeline for Youth. While teenage pornography addiction doesn’t create as much of a conversation as drug addiction does, according to USA Today, it affects 68% of minors.Ī KHS senior boy’s pornography addiction began when he was in 6th grade. Eventually, after researching pornography and realizing it was negatively affecting him, he was able to stop his addiction at 16. From there, he began watching pornography at least three times a week. At 13, this was his first exposure to graphic sexual content.
He flipped through the TV channels looking for something to watch and stumbled across a movie that contained something he hadn’t seen before.
A KHS senior boy’s pornography addiction began when he was in 6th grade.
