In 2009, a group of college friends came together after discovering research behind how porn affects real people’s lives, and Fight the New Drug was born. Their vision sparked the beginning of a worldwide movement, and now millions of Fighters across the globe...

Why is it that each one of us fills with hope and excitement when someone says, “You have the ability to change the world?” Why is the popular mantra “change starts with you” so powerful? It’s because we all want to believe that we...

Comments in the following piece have been edited for length and clarity. 5 minute read. “If you want to be a more confident person, stop watching pornography.” Many people know YouTuber Chaz Smith as the hilarious “Water is not Wet” dude, or...

This article was originally posted on Verily by Monica Gabriel Marshall. It has been edited for content and clarity. 6 minute read. Not long ago, a woman from the United Kingdom named Michelle shared with the internet a text she received from a man she had a...

Many people contact Fight the New Drug to share their personal stories about how porn has affected their life or the life of a loved one. We consider these personal accounts very valuable because, while the science and research is powerful within its own right,...

“I Think My Partner is Looking At Porn After Promising Not To—What Do I Do?“ By Jay Stringer, a licensed mental health counselor in Seattle, WA Although consuming porn is overwhelmingly common, most couples are completely unprepared when it...

Header image by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images, retrieved from NPR.org. The K-Pop industry has a notoriously controlled and curated “wholesome” image, but recent scandals have threatened to rock the multibillion-dollar industry and exposed a dark underbelly...