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Fight the New DrugFebruary 1, 2023
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Pornhub's year-in-review shows us what the most popular porn was in 2022—here's how it's harmful to individuals, relationships, and society.
Fight the New DrugJanuary 20, 2023
A National Survey conducted by Common Sense sheds light on the dangerous realities of teens and online pornography. According to the report, three-quarters of teens say they've…
Fight the New DrugJanuary 20, 2023
At the age of four, Crissy Outlaw was molested and sexually abused, starting a pattern of abuse that continued throughout her childhood and teen years. As an…
Fight the New DrugJanuary 17, 2023
Betrayal trauma is a real thing, and it looks different for each person. Most people feel heartbroken and go through a mourning process. The lies and broken…
Fight the New DrugJanuary 6, 2023
The harms of porn don't discriminate based on your relationship status. Porn can negatively affect the consumer and harm their potential future relationships, even if they are…
Fight the New DrugJanuary 6, 2023
Porn is actually the definition of sex-negative. Here are three reasons that explain why not watching porn is a pretty sex-positive choice.
Fight the New DrugJanuary 6, 2023
Porn is something you can choose to view by yourself, but watching explicit videos of strangers having sex doesn’t just affect you—it affects your partner.
Fight the New DrugJanuary 5, 2023
"I was single and thought it wouldn’t affect me once I was in a relationship or married. Now though...I believe I not only made a smart decision…
Fight the New DrugJanuary 5, 2023
Ideas that originated in slavery continue to be explicitly depicted in porn. Dr. Carolyn West uncovers the porn industry's racist portrayals of Black people.
Fight the New DrugJanuary 5, 2023
There’s a lot of information out there about how the porn industry exploits women–but what about men? Here are some ways that porn can degrade, victimize, and…
Fight the New DrugJanuary 5, 2023
How can we expect to be a society that respects all races, while also getting sexual enjoyment from content that specifically plays on the most degrading racist…
Fight the New DrugJanuary 4, 2023
Here are a few ways porn hurts consumers regardless of relationship status and why you might want to think twice before turning to porn to fill an…
Fight the New DrugJanuary 4, 2023
There is much discussion about major symptoms and perpetuating factors of racism, but another highly injurious one gets little attention: porn.
Fight the New DrugJanuary 4, 2023
Porn teaches toxic lessons to teens. In discussions about teen dating violence, we can’t forget how porn both fuels and normalizes sexual violence.
Fight the New DrugJanuary 4, 2023
Must-Reads
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 DrugMay 15, 2021
Many porn consumers use porn as a self-soothing technique when they’re feeling lonely or depressed, but research suggests that porn may actually fuel mental health issues, rather…
Fight the New DrugMay 12, 2021
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 DrugMay 14, 2021
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 DrugMay 14, 2021
When it comes to the topic of porn, one of the most common questions is whether or not it can actually be addictive. According to many addiction…
Fight the New DrugMay 14, 2021
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 10, 2021
Porn is incomparably more accessible and more extreme than anything available before the internet. A couple of ratty old centerfold magazines found in the park are nothing…
Fight the New DrugMay 14, 2021
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 DrugMay 11, 2021
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 12, 2021
As few as 1 in 3 and as many as 9 in 10 porn videos depict sexual violence or aggression. That's especially concerning, considering that research indicates…
Fight the New DrugMay 14, 2021