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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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Seven Major Corporations That Say “No” to Profiting Off Porn

As a $97 billion a year global industry, porn has become a viable revenue stream for otherwise legitimate corporations. Gas stations and gift shops sell porn magazines,…

Fight the New DrugJune 5, 2018

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Porn Site Age Verification Laws in the UK Might Include Buying a “Porn Pass” In Person

Porn is more accessible, affordable, available, and anonymous than ever before. Couple that fact with how it’s also more extreme and violent than ever before in human…

Fight the New DrugJune 4, 2018

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Why Watching Porn Can Never Measure Up To Real Love in Real Life

Ever fallen in love with someone? Or even had a crush, where you felt that butterfly flip in your stomach when you talked to them, or even thought…

Fight the New DrugJune 4, 2018

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This Study Reveals How Teens Can Become Desensitized to Pornographic Material Over Time

The full study can be accessed here. Exposure to online sexual materials in adolescence and desensitization to sexual content Authors: K. Danebacka, A. Sevcíková b, S. Jezek…

Fight the New DrugMay 31, 2018

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Mixing A Lot of Porn and Gaming Fuels Social Isolation, Says Top Psychologist

Science and research are catching up with the facts about porn and its findings are becoming clearer—it's harmful. Did you know that porn can mess with your head, rewiring the actual chemistry of…

Fight the New DrugMay 31, 2018

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I Thought Porn Would Help Me Cope With Past Sexual Abuse—I Was Wrong

Hi guys, Just first off, I want to thank you for the work you're doing to raise awareness on porn's harm, and for starting to remove the…

Fight the New DrugMay 25, 2018

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This Buzzfeed News Piece About Abuse in the Porn Industry is Eye-Opening

Stories like Nikki Benz's illustrate why porn performers choose not to publicly speak out about the exploitation they face during the production process.

Fight the New DrugMay 25, 2018

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Sexploitation Stats: Over 6,000 Sex Trafficking Cases Reported in the U.S. in 2017

Cover image from the Polaris Project 2017 Report. 4 minute read. Where does trafficking happen in the United States? According to the Polaris Project, a leading anti-trafficking…

Fight the New DrugMay 16, 2018

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I Volunteered With Sex Trafficking Survivors in Nepal, and Here’s What I Learned

This post was written by the #StopTheDemand winner from 2017. Click here to find out how you can go to Nepal with HELP International like Taylor did.…

Fight the New DrugMay 16, 2018

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This Heartbreaking Speech Blake Lively Gave on Child Sexual Exploitation is a Must Watch (VIDEO)

Cover photo screenshot of Youtube video. Trigger warning: Some may find the following post to be graphic and/or disturbing. Blake Lively is taking a stand and speaking…

Fight the New DrugMay 16, 2018

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Uncovering the Silent Sex Trafficking Epidemic in New York City

Last year, the New York Police Department (NYPD) rescued one person a week from sex slavery and busted 228 traffickers while working 265 sex trafficking cases—more than…

Fight the New DrugMay 15, 2018

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Popular “Smallville” Actress Allison Mack Arrested on Sex Trafficking Charges

Cover photo credit to Getty. 6 minute read. Popular Smallville actress Allison Mack was arrested recently in Brooklyn for her alleged involvement in what authorities described as an…

Fight the New DrugMay 14, 2018

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Talent Agents in Japan Arrested for Forcing Models to Perform Sex on Camera

In many cases, young women reportedly sign fashion contracts with agencies without knowing they'll later be pressured to have sex on camera.

Fight the New DrugMay 14, 2018

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8 Need-To-Know Facts About Sexting and Revenge Porn

It’s 2018, and everyone and anyone has access to smartphones and social media at an increasingly younger age. Sure, there are perks to this, like easy communication…

Fight the New DrugMay 1, 2018

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4 Reasons Why Porn Isn’t Harmless Personal Entertainment

By now, it's common knowledge that smoking cigarettes is unhealthy for you. Most of us can list off the negative effects that smoking has on the human…

Fight the New DrugMay 1, 2018

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