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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah could soon have its first residential treatment center dedicated to treating pornography addiction.
The American Psychiatric Association doesn't classify excessive use of pornography as an addiction. But Mark Jorgensen is working to open a treatment center near St. George.
Jorgensen told The Spectrum porn is rampant throughout the country and people here recognize it as a problem. The Spectrum reports more than 100 people showed up to the facility's open house earlier this month.
Jorgensen says he will pattern his treatment center after one he attended in Mississippi and graduated from in 2010. The Utah facility, called Desert Solace, is meant to be "a therapy-intensive residential treatment center devoted exclusively to pornography addiction."
According to the Spectrum, Desert Solace plans to open in the spring. It will house eight patients at one time who will usually stay about 45 days. The program will feature art, equine, individual and group therapy sessions.
