The alarming trend of the normalization of strangulation during sexual intimacy is dangerous—and possibly fatal. A domestic violence expert explains why.
Fight the New DrugOctober 29, 2024
We fight because we can't ignore what research is telling us about how porn is harming relationships and fueling domestic violence.
Fight the New DrugOctober 25, 2024
"This is what porn did for me. It reduced me to feeling ashamed of myself because I didn't have the 'confidence' to hurt or humiliate on men…
Fight the New DrugOctober 23, 2024
Hear from popular performers who experienced sexual assault on porn sets to understand that exploitation is not rare in the porn industry.
Fight the New DrugOctober 21, 2024
Not all porn features violence, but even non-violent porn is associated with negative effects like increased sexual aggression.
Fight the New DrugOctober 17, 2024
"Toward the end of the relationship, when his obsession with porn seemed to be at an all-time high, he got more controlling and sexually assaulted me."
Fight the New DrugOctober 15, 2024
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
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
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
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
"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
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,…
Fight the New DrugOctober 3, 2024
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
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
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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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 20, 2024
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 DrugJanuary 21, 2024
For people whose partners consume porn, feelings of rejection, mistrust, anger, and shame are unfortunately common.
Fight the New DrugMay 14, 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 DrugAugust 18, 2024
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 DrugAugust 12, 2024
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, 2024
Research indicates that consuming porn can normalize sexual objectification, which can have profound consequences in the ways porn consumers view and treat others.
Fight the New DrugAugust 2, 2024
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 DrugAugust 24, 2024
A deeper look into how the brain works reveals that addictions to harmful substances like tobacco have striking similarities to porn compulsion, including impaired decision-making.
Fight the New DrugMay 8, 2024
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 DrugAugust 20, 2024