Sexting Linked to Increased Porn Consumption, Relationship Insecurity, and Cheating Blog

Sexting Linked to Increased Porn Consumption, Relationship Insecurity, and Cheating

Hyper-sexters sent and received both explicit text messages and nude or nearly nude pictures between “every day” and “multiple times a day.”

Fight the New DrugJune 13, 2024

Fighting Sexual Exploitation With PHASE Alliance Blog

Fighting Sexual Exploitation With PHASE Alliance

Fight the New Drug joins forces with the Elizabeth Smart Foundation and the Malouf Foundation as part of the all-new PHASE Alliance.

Fight the New DrugJune 11, 2024

10 Fast Facts About the Real Effects of Porn Blog

10 Fast Facts About the Real Effects of Porn

Each fact below summarizes relevant research on a specific topic surrounding the effects of watching porn. Consider before consuming.

Fight the New DrugJune 9, 2024

What You Want, Whenever You Want It: How Porn Fuels an Instant-Gratification Mindset Blog

What You Want, Whenever You Want It: How Porn Fuels an Instant-Gratification Mindset

The desire for instant gratification no matter the cost, and no matter the hurtfulness of the reinforced behavior, hurts more than just the consumer.

Fight the New DrugJune 7, 2024

I Watched Porn To Make Guys Want Me, Here’s What Happened Instead Blog

I Watched Porn To Make Guys Want Me, Here’s What Happened Instead

"I've been addicted to porn for most of my life. I started exploring my sexuality much earlier than I care to share."

Fight the New DrugJune 5, 2024

What Parents Need to Know About Sextortion Blog

What Parents Need to Know About Sextortion

Sextortion is a form of child sexual abuse where a victim is threatened or blackmailed to meet the specific demands of a perpetrator.

Fight the New DrugJune 1, 2024

How Therapy Helps Overcome Porn Addiction and Heal Trauma Blog

How Therapy Helps Overcome Porn Addiction and Heal Trauma

Learn about different therapy styles, finding the right therapist, and the healing process to improve your life and relationships.

May 24, 2024

4 Reasons Why People with Sexual Compulsion Can Also Struggle with Suicidality Blog

4 Reasons Why People with Sexual Compulsion Can Also Struggle with Suicidality

Studies show that 18.2% of individuals with compulsive sexual behavior have experienced suicide ideation. But why do these struggles often go together?

Fight the New DrugMay 22, 2024

3 Ways Facing Shame Can Take Away Its Power & Help You Quit Porn Blog

3 Ways Facing Shame Can Take Away Its Power & Help You Quit Porn

The sexual shame consumers experience and the sexual themes that arouse them may have important clues to tell them about their story and the path to healing.

Fight the New DrugMay 20, 2024

3 Factors that Can Predict If Someone Will Struggle With Porn Blog

3 Factors that Can Predict If Someone Will Struggle With Porn

The problematic sexual choices people make and the unwanted sexual fantasies they pursue are not random. They are a direct reflection of the parts of their story…

Fight the New DrugMay 16, 2024

If You Struggle With Feeling Suicidal, This Article is For You Blog

If You Struggle With Feeling Suicidal, This Article is For You

Are you feeling suicidal? There is hope, and there is help. For anyone struggling with depression or feelings of hopelessness, here's how you can build a crisis…

Fight the New DrugMay 10, 2024

8 Reasons Why Not Watching Porn Can Improve Your Health and Relationships Blog

8 Reasons Why Not Watching Porn Can Improve Your Health and Relationships

Porn can negatively affect your brain, body, and quality of life. Quitting porn can help interrupt an unhealthy cycle of mental health issues, for one, and for…

Fight the New DrugMay 6, 2024

My Partner Told Me He Wanted to Ditch Porn, Here’s How I Chose to Support Him Through Recovery Blog

My Partner Told Me He Wanted to Ditch Porn, Here’s How I Chose to Support Him Through Recovery

"I Googled what I should do as the girlfriend of someone struggling with porn. Everything I read said since we were not married, I should just break…

Fight the New DrugApril 28, 2024

Would AI-Generated Nudes Solve the Ethical Problems of Porn Sites? Blog

Would AI-Generated Nudes Solve the Ethical Problems of Porn Sites?

More nude images won’t remove the motivations of perpetrators of image-based sexual abuse who upload and share nonconsensual sexual images.

Fight the New DrugApril 16, 2024

5 Ways You can Support Your Partner as They Kick Their Porn Habit Blog

5 Ways You can Support Your Partner as They Kick Their Porn Habit

Supporting your partner with affirming words like “I am so proud of you! I never doubted you,” will allow your partner to feel comfortable telling you when…

Fight the New DrugApril 14, 2024