This Fight Is Real. We Need You. Blog

This Fight Is Real. We Need You.

At Fight the New Drug we’ve spent 16+ years raising our voice on the harms of porn. But now, we’re in danger of being silenced—and we’re asking…

Fight the New DrugAugust 17, 2025

Porn Almost* Ruined My Marriage Blog

Porn Almost* Ruined My Marriage

A marriage with a secret—until he got caught. When the truth came out, love gave him something porn never could: hope

Fight the New DrugAugust 15, 2025

When Porn Use Shatters Trust: A Therapist Explains Betrayal Trauma BlogUncategorized

When Porn Use Shatters Trust: A Therapist Explains Betrayal Trauma

In the case of pornography use, betrayal trauma isn’t always about the behavior itself. It’s about deception, secrecy, and the emotional distance it creates.

Fight the New DrugAugust 3, 2025

Today’s Teens are Distributing Child Porn of Themselves Without Knowing It Blog

Today’s Teens are Distributing Child Porn of Themselves Without Knowing It

The momentary thrill of being noticed by your crush is definitely overshadowed by the many risks of sexting—ending up in court is only one of them.

Fight the New DrugJuly 31, 2025

How Porn and Sex Trafficking are Connected Blog

How Porn and Sex Trafficking are Connected

Virtually every major porn site has reportedly hosted and profited from trafficking, child sexual abuse material, image-based abuse, and/or degradation. 

Fight the New DrugJuly 30, 2025

15 Facts About Human Sex Trafficking Blog

15 Facts About Human Sex Trafficking

Sex trafficking is legally defined as a situation in which “a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced…

Fight the New DrugJuly 28, 2025

“Fauxcest”: Why is Incest-Themed Porn Getting So Popular? Blog

“Fauxcest”: Why is Incest-Themed Porn Getting So Popular?

Some porn performers have sworn off incest-themed content altogether, regardless of how it affects their income—others aren't so convicted.

Fight the New DrugJuly 26, 2025

This is How the Porn Industry Profits from Blatantly Racist Portrayals of Black People Blog

This is How the Porn Industry Profits from Blatantly Racist Portrayals of Black People

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 DrugJuly 24, 2025

If the Porn Industry was Ethical, Would that Make Porn Healthy to Watch? Blog

If the Porn Industry was Ethical, Would that Make Porn Healthy to Watch?

There is plenty of room for change in the porn industry, but even if extensive improvements did take place, research still shows the harms of porn itself…

Fight the New DrugJuly 23, 2025

4 Ways to Support Yourself & Your Partner Through a Struggle With Porn Blog

4 Ways to Support Yourself & Your Partner Through a Struggle With Porn

Supporting a partner dealing with porn struggles can be challenging, even when they're actively fighting it. How can you both combat it as a team?

Fight the New DrugJuly 23, 2025

This Mother Trafficked Herself to Rescue Her Trafficked Teen Daughter Blog

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. This is the story…

Fight the New DrugJuly 22, 2025

Why I Quit Watching Porn for My Family and Myself Blog

Why I Quit Watching Porn for My Family and Myself

"Last week, I celebrated my 500th day free from porn. Even though I have been in recovery for two years, it took most of the first year…

Fight the New DrugJuly 20, 2025

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

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

It is possible to delete porn's harmful effects on your brain. Rest assured, our brains are fully customizable, and we decide how they change.

Fight the New DrugJuly 18, 2025

Watching Porn Can Make Real Sex Seem Boring Blog

Watching Porn Can Make Real Sex Seem Boring

Porn has the potential to completely rewire what we find arousing, and what we desire and expect from sexual intimacy in real life.

Fight the New DrugJuly 16, 2025

15 Ways Porn is Connected to Real Sexual Violence Blog

15 Ways Porn is Connected to Real Sexual Violence

Not all porn features violence, but even non-violent porn is associated with negative effects like increased sexual aggression.

Fight the New DrugJuly 14, 2025