Fight the New Drug: Fighting Pornography

by Larry Richman (10/30/2014 05:40 am)

pornography-harmful Pornography is addicting. It affects behavior. It harms relationships. And it even rewires the brain.

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That’s the message from the group Fight the New Drug (FightTheNewDrug.org).

“Pornography used to be a matter of opinion. Some felt it was natural, normal, and expected for teens and young adults to consume it. Others rejected it because of personal or religious morals. Few seemed to have definitive evidence on why it was harmful or beneficial…When we first came across the science of how pornography affects the brain we were stunned! After further study we found that relationships were being destroyed and that pornography was having a profound effect on sexual violence in our society. We couldn’t believe that this was happening and nobody was talking about it.”

Fight the New Drug is an organization dedicated to fighting pornography. Through facts, science and personal accounts, they bring awareness to the dangers of this drug through educating people, particularly teens and young adults.

Protection: Teaches parents how to best shield their children from pornography and makes them aware of resources, such as media filters and parental controls.
Recovery: Helps young people struggling with pornography fight the addiction. Resources include an online video-based program called Fortify.
Mobilization: Efforts to transform those who consume pornography, as well as those who passively accept it, into messengers against the drug. It encourages everyone to use social media as a way to spread the message that “Porn Kills Love.”
Media: Creative videos and articles to inform and involve youth in the fight. Videos include personal stories of how porn has hurt marriages, relationships, and individual lives. The videos also provide scientific facts on how porn negatively affects the human brain.

Here’s their video The New Anti-Porn Movement: