>> reporter: it's after school and nathan is out walking bonnie, the family dog in alpine, utah, because it's his turn. and that's the kind of kid he is. >> these are just like a fraction of all my merit badges. >> reporter: on his way to eagle scout. add a 3.75 grade average. student council. and the sports. and his connection to his family. he is one of eight children and at 17, the oldest of those still living at home, and it almost doesn't fit that nathan once managed to cover up from everybody a habit he could not shake. until he finally did. an addiction. online pornography. >> so 12 to 13, all the way up to probably 14 it was kind of there, uninterrupted. i became almost numb to it. >> meaning what? >> it became such a part of my, pretty much daily routine. >> it was automatic. >> it was automatic, exactly. >> reporter: nathan is far from alone. there is still little research on just how many u.s. kids are addicted to online pornography. one study reports exposure can begin at a very young age.
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