The reality is, when it comes to the “decision” to enter the commercial sex industry, the issue of choice is not as simple as it might seem.
Fight the New DrugDecember 16, 2024
Articles in Sex Trafficking
Can porn negatively impact you or have negative side effects on your sexual and mental health, and the health of our society? The short answer is yes,…
Fight the New DrugNovember 28, 2024
We’re not claiming all porn is nonconsensual. Some is and some isn’t, and when you watch it there’s no way to know which is which.
Fight the New DrugNovember 24, 2024
Many people don't realize how much porn is affecting them until they quit watching it. Here are 50 good reasons to ditch it today.
Fight the New DrugNovember 16, 2024
Society says it's fine for partners to watch porn, but research says otherwise. Learn the facts here about how porn can affect relationships.
Fight the New DrugNovember 2, 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
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
We invite you to consider the facts before consuming porn. If you have a brain or relationships, and want to live in a healthy society, this podcast…
Fight the New DrugAugust 28, 2024
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 DrugAugust 22, 2024
Sex traffickers use force, fraud, or coercion to lure their victims into exploitation. Porn is the marketing department of the sex trafficking industry.
Fight the New DrugJuly 19, 2024
“Sex traffickers are motivated by one thing,” Dr. Shively said. “They are trying to make money. It’s a market, and the commodity is people. Without demand, there…
Fight the New DrugJuly 13, 2024
Must-Reads
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
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
Porn is incomparably more accessible and more extreme than anything available before the internet. A couple of ratty old centerfold magazines found in the park are nothing…
Fight the New DrugAugust 6, 2024
For people whose partners consume porn, feelings of rejection, mistrust, anger, and shame are unfortunately common.
Fight the New DrugMay 14, 2021
Ironically, despite porn’s promise of improving consumers’ sex lives, there is growing evidence that porn consumption is linked to sexual dysfunction and less sexual satisfaction.
Fight the New DrugMay 13, 2021
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
Countless studies consistently show that porn consumers tend to struggle in their relationships. From poorer relationship quality to an increased likelihood of cheating, research suggests that porn…
Fight the New DrugMay 14, 2021
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
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
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