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15 Research-Packed Articles Illustrating Porn’s Harms

Why Porn Can Be Difficult To Quit

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How Porn Can Negatively Impact Love And Intimacy

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How Porn Can Fuel Sex Trafficking

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How Porn Can Become An Escalating Behavior

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How Porn Can Hurt A Consumer’s Partner

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How The Porn Industry Profits From Nonconsensual Content And Abuse

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How Porn Can Change The Brain

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How Porn Can Harm Consumers’ Sex Lives

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How Porn Can Promote Sexual Violence

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How Porn Can Affect The Brain Like A Drug

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How Porn Can Normalize Sexual Objectification

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Why Today’s Internet Porn Is Unlike Anything The World Has Ever Seen

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How Porn Can Contribute To An Unhealthy Cycle Of Stress

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How Porn Can Impact Mental Health And Fuel Loneliness

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How Porn Can Distort Consumers’ Understanding Of Healthy Sex

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How OnlyFans Chatters Monetize Loneliness and Simulated Intimacy

Inside the world of OnlyFans chatters: impersonating creators, tracking subscribers, and using simulated connections to encourage spending.

Fight the New DrugAugust 21, 2026

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Nearly Half of Teens Exposed to AI-Generated Sexual Content

A new nationally representative study reveals how AI-generated sexual content and explicit deepfakes are already affecting teens, and why education about pornography, consent, and healthy relationships is…

Fight the New DrugAugust 19, 2026

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What is Hentai Porn, and Why Is It So Popular?

Hentai may be fictional, but is it harmless? Explore what research says about animated porn, sexual aggression, consent, and AI-generated content.

Fight the New DrugAugust 18, 2026

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Can Porn Affect Your Mental Health? New Research on Porn and Depression

Recent studies show clear connections between pornography use, depression, anxiety, stress, and problematic coping patterns. Here’s what researchers are learning about the connection, and why it matters.

Fight the New DrugAugust 12, 2026

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How “Nudify” Apps Turn Your Photos Into Porn

A new report reveals how “nudify” apps can turn your ordinary photos into fake porn and how mainstream platforms are helping this industry grow.

Fight the New DrugAugust 6, 2026

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Think OnlyFans Is Different From Porn? Think Again.

OnlyFans changed how porn is marketed, not what it is. Discover what research and recent investigations reveal about its impact on people, relationships, and society.

Fight the New DrugJuly 30, 2026

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Did You Know Men and Boys Can Be Victims of Sex Trafficking, Too?

Sex trafficking affects men and boys too. Learn how male victims are exploited, underreported, and often overlooked.

Fight the New DrugJuly 26, 2026

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How to Tell if Someone in a Porn Video is a Trafficking Victim

How can you tell if porn was made consensually or not? How can you identify if someone was trafficked into porn? We'll tell you. Ready for the…

Fight the New DrugJuly 21, 2026

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How to Report Human Trafficking When You See Something Suspicious

If something seems off, it’s a good idea to report it. And remember, these signs can appear anywhere in any context, whether it’s someone you just met…

Fight the New DrugJuly 17, 2026

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The Dark Side of OnlyFans Managers

Think OnlyFans is free from exploitation? BBC and Guardian investigations reveal how some managers allegedly manipulate and pressure creators for profit.

Fight the New DrugJuly 15, 2026

Letter From a Sex Offender: How I Went from Watching Adult Hardcore Porn to Child Porn

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Letter From a Sex Offender: I Went from Watching Adult Hardcore Porn to Kids

"I grew up watching porn, but my tastes changed over time to more extreme content... which led me to my inevitable arrest." Discover how porn can be…

Fight the New DrugJuly 14, 2026

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The Brain’s Delete Button: How You Can Erase Years of Watching Porn

Years of watching porn don't have to define your future. Explore the latest brain research on neuroplasticity and why recovery is possible.

Fight the New DrugJuly 8, 2026

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Debunking Common Myths About Sex Trafficking

Sex trafficking is often misunderstood. It’s not just about transport or captivity—many victims are manipulated without physical confinement. And the idea of "consent"? It's a myth when…

July 3, 2026

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This Mother Trafficked Herself to Rescue Her Trafficked Teen Daughter

After a 16-year-old girl was sex trafficked from Bangladesh to India by a family friend, her mother set out to rescue her herself, no matter the cost.…

Fight the New DrugJuly 3, 2026

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Sex Trafficking and the World Cup—And Why the Problem Doesn’t End When the Games Do

Millions will gather for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, prompting renewed concerns about sex trafficking. Here's what the research says about major sporting events, why trafficking is…

Fight the New DrugJuly 2, 2026

Must-Reads

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How Porn Can Hurt a Consumer’s Partner

For people whose partners consume porn, feelings of rejection, mistrust, anger, and shame are unfortunately common.

Fight the New DrugMay 14, 2021

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How Porn Can Distort Consumers’ Understanding of Healthy Sex

Most young people are getting at least some of their education about sex from porn, whether they mean to or not. This is especially concerning, considering how…

Fight the New DrugAugust 18, 2024

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How Porn Can Negatively Impact Love and Intimacy

Countless studies consistently show that porn consumers tend to struggle in their relationships. From poorer relationship quality to an increased likelihood of cheating, research suggests that porn…

Fight the New DrugMay 14, 2021

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How Porn Can Fuel Sex Trafficking

Sex trafficking shares a variety of symbiotic connections to pornography. Even in the production of mainstream porn, sex trafficking can still occur—and it happens more often than…

Fight the New DrugJune 24, 2026

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How Porn Can Harm Consumers’ Sex Lives

Ironically, despite porn’s promise of improving consumers’ sex lives, there is growing evidence that porn consumption is linked to sexual dysfunction and less sexual satisfaction.

Fight the New DrugMay 13, 2021

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How Porn Can Contribute to an Unhealthy Cycle of Stress

When a person is suffering from an addiction or compulsion, their stress response and their addiction can become intertwined in unhealthy ways, thus creating an unhealthy coping…

Fight the New DrugMay 26, 2024

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How Porn Can Become an Escalating Behavior

Research indicates that porn consumers can become desensitized to porn, often needing to consume more porn, more extreme forms of porn, or consume porn more often in…

Fight the New DrugMay 20, 2024

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How Porn Can Normalize Sexual Objectification

Research indicates that consuming porn can normalize sexual objectification, which can have profound consequences in the ways porn consumers view and treat others.

Fight the New DrugAugust 2, 2024

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How Porn Can Change the Brain

Because of neuroplasticity, our brains constantly change in healthy ways that help us learn and complete tasks more efficiently. Yet, supernormal stimuli such as porn can trigger…

Fight the New DrugAugust 30, 2024

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How the Porn Industry Profits From Nonconsensual Content and Abuse

In the porn industry, there is virtually no way to guarantee that any piece of pornographic content is truly consensual, ethical, or even legal.

Fight the New DrugAugust 24, 2024

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