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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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Study: Australians Know Porn is Degrading, But Still Watch It

Is porn degrading? Does it dehumanize the people on screen? Do viewers care, if they do recognize that it's degrading? There's a curious contradiction in Australians' attitudes to…

Fight the New DrugJune 6, 2017

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Eye-Opening Awareness Campaign On Tinder Shows Porn & Trafficking Connection (PHOTOS)

This powerful campaign shows the reality that when it comes to porn, the person on screen may very well be a person exploited.

Fight the New DrugMay 30, 2017

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Facebook Joins Fight Against Sex Trafficking With Face Scanning Technology

Everyone knows Facebook’s software is awesome at finding locations and picking out friends' faces for tags. Now, the company will use its groundbreaking technology to help find bad guys…

Fight the New DrugMay 27, 2017

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Jessa’s Story: I Survived Being Sold Into Child Porn & Sex Slavery (VIDEO)

Here, at Fight the New Drug, we seek to shine a light on the close connection between porn and sex trafficking by hearing real people's real stories…

Fight the New DrugMay 13, 2017

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Local Arizona Radio Station Airs Disturbing PSA On How To Hide Child Porn

Most radio listeners who hear a public service announcement (PSA) about child sexual exploitation would expect it to focus on fighting crime and stopping abuse. But for…

Fight the New DrugMay 12, 2017

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How Child Sexual Exploitation & the Adult Entertainment Industry Are Linked

At first glance, adult pornography and child pornography may seem completely separate issues, separate industries. After all, it's a felony to even possess child pornography in the…

Fight the New DrugMay 8, 2017

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How Porn Might Be Influencing Many Guys to Give Up on Relationships

Parts of this post were originally published on The Tacoma Ledger's website. It has been edited with permission for content and clarity. Yes, porn is an issue that both…

Fight the New DrugApril 14, 2017

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Sexual Assault Of A 15-Year-Old Girl Broadcast On Facebook Live, No One Called Police

Last week, at least 40 people watched as a group of five or six men sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl on Facebook Live. How many notified the…

Fight the New DrugMarch 31, 2017

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Alanna Boudreau: Why I Wrote A Song About Porn (VIDEO)

In our porn-saturated culture, it can feel like there's no hope for change, or that porn is constantly being normalized with no end in sight. But that…

Fight the New DrugMarch 28, 2017

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The Major Companies Using Porn Sites to Advertise Their Product

From food companies to fashion brands to Hollywood movies, marketers have breached the final frontier in their search for bigger, more affordable audiences.

Fight the New DrugMarch 3, 2017

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Research Suggests That Men May Prefer Porn Over Getting Married

Marriage rates have been falling for years and years. And divorce rates are high as well. Now that science is showing that porn is one of the…

Fight the New DrugMarch 2, 2017

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The Science of Betrayal: The Emotional Trauma of Having a Porn-Addicted Partner

Portions of this article were originally published on Huffington Post by Catherine Etherington, and reposted with permission. It has been edited for content and clarity. Internet pornography…

Fight the New DrugFebruary 28, 2017

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Companies That Profit Off Porn: 2017’s Dirty Dozen List

Cover image: American Free Press At the beginning of each year, our friends at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) release their annual 'Dirty Dozen List', a…

Fight the New DrugFebruary 26, 2017

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Why ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ Is A Bad Movie With A Terrible Message

Despite controversy and backlash on its harmful content, 2015's Fifty Shades of Grey movie was a financial success, if not a critical one. Despite earning a measly 25% rating…

Fight the New DrugFebruary 10, 2017

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10 Companies Who Made Changes To Stop Contributing To Sexual Exploitation

A movement for change is happening in society right now. People are finally starting to see the potential harms that pornography can inflict on individuals, their relationships, and the society…

Fight the New DrugOctober 17, 2016

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