Stepping away from porn’s powerful short-term appeal (for real) typically only happens when the motive to change becomes powerful enough.
Fight the New DrugMay 5, 2022
Recent Articles
We made a docuseries that explores the different ways research has shown that porn can impact individuals, relationships, and society. Read on to learn more.
Fight the New DrugMay 5, 2022
In this study, porn users, compared to nonusers, reported greater depressive symptoms, poorer quality of life, and lower health status. Is watching worth it?
Fight the New DrugMay 5, 2022
We often hear people claim porn is a harmless hobby. But is it? Let’s talk about how porn can impact your mental, relational, and sexual health.
Fight the New DrugMay 4, 2022
Many people thought changes to Twitter's Terms of Service possibly signaled an upcoming ban of adult content on Twitter—but the truth is the opposite.
Fight the New DrugMay 4, 2022
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 4, 2022
Want to quit porn? If you have a porn habit, but want a way out, you're not alone. We've got tips that can help you start your…
Fight the New DrugMay 4, 2022
For healthy individuals, increased sexual desire was predicted by positive self-esteem, whereas for problematic porn consumers, shame predicted increased sexual desire.
Fight the New DrugMay 3, 2022
We live in a culture that has an expectation that when pop culture figures turn 18, it’s free game to consume explicit images and videos of them.…
Fight the New DrugMay 3, 2022
For people who struggle with porn, they can often feel like their mind is consumed. But by recognizing harmful thoughts, hope and recovery is possible.
Fight the New DrugMay 3, 2022
Research shows that porn can fuel disconnection—and that doesn’t only translate to those you're in a romantic relationship with.
Fight the New DrugMay 3, 2022
With huge numbers of users comes huge amounts of responsibility, and not a single site has developed a porn-proof filtering system or thorough enough moderation team.
Fight the New DrugMay 2, 2022
Each response shows a different opinion about porn, and brings up good points about why porn doesn't help relationships be healthy.
Fight the New DrugApril 29, 2022
"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 DrugApril 28, 2022
Considering an estimated 91.5% of men and 60.2% of women consume porn, let’s examine how porn may be affecting consumers, relationships, and our society.
Fight the New DrugApril 28, 2022
Must-Reads
Guilt is adaptive and healthy. Shame is destructive and harmful. Guilt helps us grow and become the people we want to be. Shame pulls us down and…
Fight the New DrugDecember 28, 2014
We have all been shocked and sickened in recent months by the reports of rampant sexual harassment and assaults happening in our society. While we admire the…
Fight the New DrugFebruary 6, 2014
One of the arguments that critics of pornography and sex addiction often make is that “sex addiction” and “pornography addiction” aren’t even official mental health diagnoses—and therefore,…
Fight the New DrugJanuary 17, 2014
We are a non-legislative organization. We support efforts to protect children from easily accessing hardcore pornography, however, FTND does not work to take away adults’ rights to…
Fight the New DrugJanuary 2, 2014
