OVER TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO THE POET ROBERT BURNS PENNED THE WORDS: But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flow'r, Its bloom is shed; Or like the snow falls in the river, A moment white, Then melts forever. Technology has accelerated our fascination with pleasure. Indeed, the power of pleasure has been underestimated, and Internet pornography is changing the world in a fundamental way. In this book, author Donald L. Hilton Jr., MD explores the destruc-tive power of pornography addiction, not just from a moral and spiritual perspective, but with the scrutiny of modern science. Current research tells us that there is little difference in physical or chemical changes in the pleasure and control centers of the brain regardless of whether the addiction is "from a chemical or an experience," as stated in the journal Science. (Constance Holden, "Behavioral Addictions: Do They Exist? Science, 294 [5544] 2 November 2001, 980.) Relying on the latest research on addiction, and merging this knowledge with spiritual aspects of repentance and recovery, the author provides understanding and hope to those who seek healing and restoration of both body and spirit, which are the "soul of man."

ISBN: 9780981957609