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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 Porn Can Misrepresent and Fetishize LGBTQ+ Individuals and Relationships

It shouldn’t be societally normalized for any industry or medium to misrepresent, exploit, or fetishize LGBTQ+ folks and their relationships—yet the porn industry certainly does, and unfortunately…

Fight the New DrugOctober 13, 2024

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40% of Young Men Failed to Recognize Domestic Violence Behaviors in This Survey

About 42% of surveyed men aged 18 to 34 didn't consider “hitting, punching or restraining” another person to be “a type of domestic violence.”

Fight the New DrugOctober 11, 2024

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How Often is Sexting Happening in Schools?

Sexting is becoming more common among youth. In fact, 34% of 13-17-year-olds said they thought it was "normal" for kids to share their own nudes.

Fight the New DrugOctober 9, 2024

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Does Porn Normalize Sexual Violence in Teen Relationships?

Porn is often the primary provider of information about sex for many adolescents, but how is this exposure to sexual violence impacting teens?

Fight the New DrugOctober 7, 2024

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What I Did When I Found Out My Partner Posted Photos of Me to Porn Sites

"I thought I was strong enough to fight through what was occurring but instead it was eating away at me. Porn has warped that man's mind and…

Fight the New DrugOctober 5, 2024

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OnlyFans “Chatter” Deception

OnlyFans markets itself as a platform for authentic connections between creators and fans, but for many subscribers, that connection is an illusion. Third-party "chatters" often impersonate creators,…

October 3, 2024

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Why LGBTQ+ Youth Disproportionately Experience Sexual Exploitation

Due to a variety of factors, LGBTQ+ youth are disproportionately vulnerable to sex trafficking and sexual exploitation. Here's why.

Fight the New DrugOctober 1, 2024

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Porn Associated With Negative Sexual Health Outcomes, Despite Consumers’ Belief That It Had Positive Effects

This study found that although most porn consumers believed pornography had predominantly positive effects on their sex life, frequent porn consumption was actually associated with negative sexual…

Fight the New DrugSeptember 27, 2024

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Can Watching Porn Negatively Impact Mental Health?

When people turn to porn to make themselves feel better, it might actually be doing the opposite for their mental health.

Fight the New DrugSeptember 23, 2024

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“I Feel Amazing”: Real People Share How Their Sexual Health Improved by Quitting Porn

How can quitting porn improve your sexual health and intimate relationships? Hear from real people whose experiences show how quitting porn can improve sexual health and satisfaction.

Fight the New DrugSeptember 21, 2024

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Spanish Resources that Educate on the Harmful Effects of Pornography

As a global movement, we are working to provide resources in other languages. For Spanish materials that educate on porn's harms, check out these resources.

Fight the New DrugSeptember 19, 2024

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How Porn can Negatively Impact Mental, Relational, and Sexual Health

We often hear people claim porn is a harmless hobby. But is it? Let’s talk about how porn can impact your mental, relational, and sexual health.

Fight the New DrugSeptember 15, 2024

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Watching Porn May Be Negatively Impacting Your Mental Health

Do you try to hide your porn habit only to feel worse about yourself? Or maybe you're wondering in general if porn is healthy for you?

Fight the New DrugSeptember 11, 2024

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Porn Impacts Student Sexual Harassment in Schools—Here’s How

Underage exposure to porn fuels existing issues of sexual harassment. Are schools equipped to prevent the tidal wave of peer-to-peer unwanted sexual attention?

Fight the New DrugSeptember 5, 2024

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Everything You Need to Know About Fight the New Drug’s “Consider Before Consuming” Podcast

We invite you to consider the facts before consuming porn. If you have a brain or relationships, and want to live in a healthy society, this podcast…

Fight the New DrugAugust 28, 2024

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